Cringleford in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alfred the priest; Free men, three and one half; Free men, two and one half
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 2/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 21 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 4 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 15 acres
  • Mills: 1.75

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one; Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Mills: 0.12

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one; Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Mills: 0.12