Elkesley in the Domesday Book

A village in Bassetlaw hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Tosti
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Households: 6 freemen; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 1, value 4 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Ulfkil brother of Algar; Locre
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Claron father of Arnold (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 6/- in 1066; £1 6/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (2 plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Eskil of Nuthall
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ernwin the priest
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ernwin the priest
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (2 plough lands)