Coleby in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wege of Womersley; Barth father of Gamal
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Erneis of Buron
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: John of Orton (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (2 ¹⁄₈ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Hugh
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William son of Nigel (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₈ men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 9 acres