Blaston in the Domesday Book

A village in Gartree hundred, in the county of Leicestershire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: King William; Robert of Tosny (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 34 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1070; £10 2/4¾ in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 32 smallholders; 73 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 26 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 36 ¹⁄₂ acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Osmund Benz; Leofric of Bottesford; Oswulf son of Frani; Rolf
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Tosny
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Tosny
  • Taxable Value: 6 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1070; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 13 villagers; 6 smallholders; 15 freemen; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 7 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Woodland: 3 furlongs

• 3rd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Bucy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 9½d in 1070; 2 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager