Etton in the Domesday Book

A village in Sneculfcros hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Gamal son of Karli
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh son of Baldric
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 9 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (5 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop of York St Peter
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Canons of Beverley St John
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Archbishop of York
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Canons of Beverley (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 8 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 8 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 5 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorkil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nigel Fossard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 7 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Woodland: ¹⁄₂ league