Flore in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gunfrid of Chocques
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wulfbald (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £1 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 4 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ernwy
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Keynes
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Keynes
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 3 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 5 shillings

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Keynes (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 5 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 10 shillings

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Gytha of Hereford
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Peverel
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Households: 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 plough land)

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Esger the constable
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Baldwin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 2 slaves
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Mills: 0.5