Elston in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Arngrim of Elston (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 5 smallholders; 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 30 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin; Pilwin of Sibthorpe
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Arngrim of Elston (subinfeudated); Ravensward (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
  • Meadow: 12 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Othenkar son of Alnoth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Norman the priest (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers
  • Plough Teams: ⁵⁄₈ men's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorkil of Hickling
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 2 freemen