Croughton in the Domesday Book

A village in Sutton hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Esger the constable
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Swartling
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Mills: 1, value 2 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edwin son of Burgred
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Coutances
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aelfric (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofnoth son of Osmund
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Keynes (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 2 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Esger the constable
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Swetmann (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough ( ¹⁄₄ plough land)