Elveden in the Domesday Book

A village in Lackford hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, four and one half; Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wulfward of Wangford (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 15/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 7 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Churches: 1
  • Other resources: 0.25 fisheries
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 12 pigs; 13 goats; 2 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alsi Sqitrebil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Eustace
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Eustace
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 3 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough
  • Churches: 1
  • Other resources: 0.25 salthouses
  • Animals in 1086: 4 pigs

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofgeat
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 3 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Churches: 1
  • Other resources: 0.25 salthouses
  • Animals in 1066: 1 horse
  • Animals in 1086: 12 pigs; 1 horse

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nicholas of Kennett (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough
  • Churches: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 4 pigs; 50 goats
  • Animals in 1086: 2 pigs; 94 goats