Cadney in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Morcar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 4 geld
  • Households: 20 villagers; 10 smallholders; 15 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 9 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 360 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: William Malet
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ernwin the priest (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 5 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Grimbald Krakr
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs ( ⁵⁄₈ plough land)
  • Meadow: 100 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Grimbald Krakr
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers