Bastwick in the Domesday Book

A village in West Flegg hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of St Benet of Holme
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one; Free men, six; Abbey of St Benet of Holme
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Holme
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: 1 blind man (subinfeudated); Abbey of Holme
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 8 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 9 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, two and one half; Free man, one and one half; Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 2.5 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Bishop Almer of Elmham
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Thetford
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Thetford
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 1/9½ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1066; 1/2½ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 3 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Edric of Laxfield; Ringwulf
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free women, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Stanhard son of Alwy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/4¾ in 1066; 1/4¾ in 1070; 1/4¾ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre