Eynesbury in the Domesday Book

A village in Toseland hundred, in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Robert son of Wiuhomarch
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Rohais wife of Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: William the Breton (subinfeudated); Rohais wife of Richard son of Count Gilbert; Abbey of St Neots (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 15 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £24 in 1066; £26 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 22 villagers; 9 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 10 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 8 men's ploughs (27 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 65 ¹⁄₂ acres
  • Mills: 1, value £1 2/12
  • Other resources: 1 fishery

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Alan the steward (subinfeudated); Gilbert the priest (subinfeudated); Abbey of Elstow (subinfeudated); Countess Judith
  • Taxable Value: 9 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £20 in 1066; £20 12/- in 1086
  • Households: 34 villagers; 10 smallholders; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 6 lord's ploughs; 28 men's ploughs (28 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 68 acres
  • Woodland: 60 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 2, value £1 12/-