Candlesby in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Grimkel; Klak
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eudo son of Spirewic
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eudo son of Spirewic
  • Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 8/- in 1066; £8 1/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 11 smallholders; 10 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 5 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (5 ³⁄₈ plough lands)
  • Churches: 2

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulf Fenman
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Households: 6 smallholders; 13 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs (1 plough land)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Swartbrand son of Ulf
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ketilbiorn of Nettleton
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ketilbiorn of Nettleton
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough ( ⁵⁄₈ plough land)

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alnoth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eudo of Mumby (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough ( ³⁄₈ plough land)