Brandon in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulf Fenman
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Deoring (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1086
  • Households: 13 freemen
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; 6 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelric son of Mergeat
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Vessey
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Vessey
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 8 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₄ men's ploughs (1 ³⁄₈ plough lands)