Empingham in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tonni of Lusby
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Taxable Value: 7 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £8 in 1086
  • Households: 51 villagers; 14 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 15 men's ploughs (15 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 10 acres
  • Mills: 5, value £1 3/12

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tonni of Lusby
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Taxable Value: 4 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £10 in 1086
  • Households: 15 villagers; 8 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 1 mixed measure
  • Mills: 5, value £2 2/7¼

• 3rd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Edward the noble; Fredegis father of Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Saxfrith of Catesby (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 4 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Woodland: 6 acres
  • Mills: 1.5, value 12 shillings