Blyborough in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofric the noble son of Leofwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey of la Guerche
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Bitteswell (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 13 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 60 acres
  • Churches: 0.5
  • Mills: 1, value 2 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Redulph
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Durham
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Durham (subinfeudated); Jocelyn son of Lambert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Churches: 0.5

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tovi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Jocelyn son of Lambert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Jocelyn son of Lambert
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 12/12 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Gamal
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ivo Tallboys
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nigel (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 6/7¼ in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 5 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (1 ³⁄₈ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 1 shillings