Brantham in the Domesday Book

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

Eight manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric of Weinhou
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ranulf brother of Ilger
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 8 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough
  • Woodland: 12 pigs
  • Mills: 1
  • Other resources: 1 salthouse
  • Animals in 1066: 12 cattle; 24 pigs; 1 cob
  • Animals in 1086: 12 cattle; 24 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Godwin; Free men, eight
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Godwin (subinfeudated); Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 6/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Other resources: 1 salthouse

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin son of Alfhere
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hubert of Mont-Canisy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Goding (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 13 shillings in 1066; 16 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 5 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Grim
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Gernon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William de Alno (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10/7¼ in 1066; 10/7¼ in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 6th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tela
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Gernon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Gernon
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 3/4¾ in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 7th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Mawa, a free man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Gernon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William de Alno (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086

• 8th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan