Bramcote in the Domesday Book

A village in Bumbelowe hundred, in the county of Warwickshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Salo of Bulkington
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Aubrey of Coucy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey of la Guerche (farmed royal manor)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066
  • Households: 1 villager

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Stafford
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert the hunter (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Saxi of Aylestone
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard the forester
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard the forester
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 plough land)