Chediston in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Edric of Laxfield; Queen Edith; Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfsi; Anund; Ulf; Edric Grim; Leodmann; Stanhard son of Alwy; Leofric; Goti of Chediston; Leofwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Vaux (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £2 13/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 8 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 8 acres
  • Woodland: 92 pigs
  • Churches: 0.83
  • Animals in 1086: 3 cattle; 8 pigs; 7 goats

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 60 pigs

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Queen Edith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Vaux (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 30 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 2 cattle; 12 pigs

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Aelfric son of Wulfgeat
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfric; Eskil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert the bowman
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert the bowman
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Aelfric son of Wulfgeat
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert the bowman
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert the bowman
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Woodland: 6 pigs