Alburgh in the Domesday Book

A village in Earsham hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric; Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eudo son of Spirewic
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Morvan (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds; Archbishop Stigand
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, fifteen
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Plough Teams: 5 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 4 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Rada of Redenhall; Wulfmer
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, fifteen
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 3 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld