Braiseworth in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfeva of Thorndon; Free man, one; Free men, fifteen
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet's mother (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 4 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 8 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, four
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 7/4¾ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wulfeva of Thorndon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alstan
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet's mother (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, eight; Brictmer son of Queneva
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet's mother (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1086

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three
  • 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: 3 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough