Ailby in the Domesday Book

A village in Calcewath hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Healfdene son of Topi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Archbishop of York
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Herbert son of Aubrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 1 smallholder; 7 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Woodland: 32 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Thorulf; Otbert
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Losoard of Rolleston (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 ¹⁄₄ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Woodland: 52 acres