Erpingham in the Domesday Book

A village in South Erpingham hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Drogo of la Beuvrière
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Drogo of la Beuvrière
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10/4¾ in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 2 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre
  • Churches: 1

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of St Benet of Holme
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Holme
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Holme
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bondi of Raynham
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ranulf brother of Ilger
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey nephew of Ranulf brother of Ilger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 9 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Animals in 1066: 3 cattle; 1 cob

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1066; 4 shillings in 1070; 5/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ranulf brother of Ilger
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey nephew of Ranulf brother of Ilger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1086