Blaxhall in the Domesday Book

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

13 manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, six; Free men, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated); Robert Malet
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Northmann the sheriff; Edric of Laxfield; Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, eight; Alwin; Free man, one half; Ulf
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Northmann the sheriff (subinfeudated); Roger Bigot
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 7/12 in 1086
  • Households: 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 4 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, fourteen; Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Edric of Laxfield
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Brothir of Blaxhall; Edric Grim
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Haimo of Valognes (subinfeudated); Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5/2½ in 1086

• 5th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Edric of Laxfield; Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one; Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6/4¾ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 6th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, five
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 7th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Edric of Laxfield
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two; Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Emalleville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/9½ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 8th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • 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

• 9th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Huna
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086

• 10th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Edric of Laxfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter Giffard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Lanquetot (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/7¼ in 1086

• 11th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086

• 12th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 7¼d in 1086

• 13th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Haimo of Valognes (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2½d in 1086