Cranswick in the Domesday Book

A village in Driffield hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Cnut son of Karli; Edwulf of Cranswick; Northmann
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nigel Fossard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 9 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Gamal son of Karli
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh son of Baldric
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh son of Baldric
  • Taxable Value: 8 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 12 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)