Chedgrave in the Domesday Book

A village in Lodding hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Earl Harold; Leofric
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Leofric; Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey Baynard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £2 2/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 6 smallholders; 24 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 3 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 14 acres
  • Woodland: 15 pigs
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 2 cattle; 5 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 1 cattle

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Thorth son of Ulfkil
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Thorth son of Ulfkil; Free men, thirteen
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Einbold (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 19 smallholders; 13.5 freemen; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 17 acres
  • Woodland: 15 pigs
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 4 cattle; 7 pigs; 2 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 3 cattle