Calthorpe in the Domesday Book

A village in South Erpingham hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of St Benet of Holme
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Holme
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Holme
  • Taxable Value: 2 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 7 smallholders; 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 4 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Woodland: 30 pigs
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 1.66
  • Animals in 1066: 10 cattle
  • Animals in 1086: 10 cattle; 5 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofstan
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Tihel of Helléan
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Guerri (subinfeudated); Osbert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 8 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Woodland: 15 pigs
  • Mills: 0.33
  • Animals in 1066: 13 cattle; 30 pigs; 3 cobs; 7 beehives
  • Animals in 1086: 1 cattle; 10 pigs; 2 beehives