Clifton in the Domesday Book

A village in Newark hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Nine manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Gytha of Hereford
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Peverel
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £16 in 1066; £9 in 1086
  • Households: 19 villagers; 8 smallholders; 4 freemen; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 9 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 1, value 1 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfgeat
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Kimcote (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 30 acres
  • Woodland: ¹⁄₂ mixed measure

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Odhgrim
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Louvetot (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 30 acres
  • Woodland: 2 furlongs
  • Churches: 0.25

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Frani
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Sighwat (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 14 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aghmund son of Walraven
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aghmund son of Walraven (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1066; 6 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ lord's plough; ¹⁄₄ men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 8 acres

• 6th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofric brother of Leofnoth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph son of Hubert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph son of Hubert
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld

• 7th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfgeat
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Kimcote (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Meadow: 8 acres
  • Churches: 0.25

• 8th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulfkil brother of Algar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ulfkil brother of Algar (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 9th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulfkil brother of Algar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ulfkil brother of Algar
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ulfkil brother of Algar
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Meadow: 1 acre