Burgh in the Domesday Book

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

13 manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Alric of Burgh
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alric of Burgh; Free men, eleven and three halves
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Glanville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 18/- in 1086
  • Households: 9 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 16 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 7 cattle; 12 pigs; 1 cob

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Healfdene; Alric of Burgh; Edric of Laxfield
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three; Brictric; Brictwold Muffle
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William son of Saswalo of Bouville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 16/7¼ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Healfdene
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, eight
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William son of Saswalo of Bouville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Edric of Laxfield; Edric Grim
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 9/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 3 men
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 3 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Earl Ralph the constable
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess of Aumâle
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Countess of Aumâle
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 6th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Brictwold; Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Humphrey the chamberlain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey the chamberlain
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 7th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfwin the priest
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Glanville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/9½ in 1086

• 8th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey son of Robert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 9th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aethelwold
  • 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: 2 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough

• 10th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Arnulf of Burgh (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 7 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 11th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Anund
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 1 villager

• 12th Manor

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

• 13th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Hugh
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Earl Hugh
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086