Westerfield in the Domesday Book

A village in Claydon hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

15 manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Ralph the constable
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Barn; Free men, six; Stanwin of Boyton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Norman (subinfeudated); Osbern (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £1 6/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 20 pigs; 1 cob

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Earl Gyrth; Wulfgeat
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfgeat; Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey son of Robert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 12 shillings in 1086

• 3rd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, five; Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Rames
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Gerald (subinfeudated); Arnold (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6/7¼ in 1086

• 4th Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three; Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter the deacon
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Bernard (subinfeudated); Almer (subinfeudated); Norman (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Asroth; Thorkil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hervey of Bourges (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6/2½ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 6th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Almer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter the deacon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Turstin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 7th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Rames
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Rames
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 8th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, six
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

• 9th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, six
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: 6 free men
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: 6 free men
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/4¾ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

• 10th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Healfdene
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Langfer of Westerfield
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Bouville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086

• 11th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric the priest
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Aelfric the priest
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aelfric the priest
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 12th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086

• 13th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/4¾ in 1086

• 14th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Churches: 0.5

• 15th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ordric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1086