Fillingham in the Domesday Book

A village in Aslacoe hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alnoth; Eskil; Frani; Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln
  • Taxable Value: 7 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 12 villagers; 32 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 3 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (11 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 240 acres
  • Churches: 1

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorgot
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ansketil (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 9 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 80 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Ernwin the priest
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric the deacon
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eskil
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eskil
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1066; 4 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 2 freemen
  • Plough Teams: ³⁄₈ men's plough ( ³⁄₈ plough land)