Fincham in the Domesday Book

A village in Clackclose hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Eight manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ramsey St Benedict
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one; Free men, eight; Free woman, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Wanchy (subinfeudated); William Brand (subinfeudated); William of Warenne
  • Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £6 in 1070; £7 10/12 in 1086
  • Households: 21 smallholders; 13 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 6 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 42 acres
  • Animals in 1066: 6 cattle
  • Animals in 1086: 6 cattle; 27 pigs; 4 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds; Free men, twenty-seven
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Taxable Value: 3 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £7 4/- in 1066; £7 4/- in 1070; £7 6/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 12 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 3 ¹⁄₄ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 16 acres
  • Woodland: 16 acres
  • Mills: 1
  • Other resources: 1 fishery
  • Animals in 1066: 8 cattle; 1 cob
  • Animals in 1086: 8 cattle; 30 pigs; 1 cob

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, twenty
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hermer of Ferrers
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hermer of Ferrers
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 19/7¼ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 10 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Aelgyth widow of Thorsten; Free men, six and one half
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1066; £3 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 6 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 21 acres
  • Animals in 1066: 8 pigs; 2 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 1 cob

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, six and one half
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 8 acres

• 6th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Reginald son of Ivo
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reginald son of Ivo
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough
  • Meadow: 13 acres

• 7th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Reginald son of Ivo
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Herlewin son of Ivo (subinfeudated); Mainard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086

• 8th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hermer of Ferrers
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hermer of Ferrers
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £8 in 1070; £8 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 15 smallholders; 7 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs
  • Meadow: 13 acres
  • Woodland: ¹⁄₂ league
  • Churches: 0.25
  • Animals in 1066: 12 cattle; 30 pigs; 4 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 9 cattle; 26 pigs; 1 cob