Evenley in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofnoth son of Osmund
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Flanders
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Otbert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 4 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 11 villagers; 5 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (10 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Mills: 2, value £1

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofnoth son of Osmund
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Flanders
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Otbert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 5 smallholders

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofstan
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Keynes (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 7 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Mills: 1, value 1 shillings

• 4th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Aubrey of Coucy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 4 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 1 slave