Bromeswell in the Domesday Book

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

Twelve manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two; Free men, seventy; Free men, four
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Hervey of Bourges (subinfeudated); Abbey of Ely
  • Taxable Value: 2 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £4 3/- in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 9 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 7 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Animals in 1086: 6 pigs; 2 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, sixteen
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hubert of Mont-Canisy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 16 shillings in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 4 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hubert of Mont-Canisy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Meadow: 6 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, four and one half
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert of Coleville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hubert of Mont-Canisy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/9½ in 1086
  • Churches: 1

• 6th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hervey of Bourges (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 7th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Godwin of Sutton
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one and one half
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter of Caen (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 8th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one and one half
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 9th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086

• 10th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric Grim
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one and one half
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld

• 11th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086

• 12th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wulfric
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld