Dowsby in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Healfdene son of Topi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Archbishop of York
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 9 villagers; 3 smallholders; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 32 acres
  • Woodland: 20 acres
  • Mills: 1, value £1 10/-

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Osfram
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Guy of Craon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Guy of Craon
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 31 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Osfram
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Osfram
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osfram
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 31 acres