Flowton in the Domesday Book

A village in Bosmere hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Godman; Priest, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Germund of Villers (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £3 2/4¾ in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs
  • Meadow: 9 acres
  • Animals in 1066: 4 cattle; 4 pigs; 1 cob
  • Animals in 1086: 8 cattle

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Godman; Vilgrip of Flowton; Edric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Auberville
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Godman (subinfeudated); Vilgrip of Flowton (subinfeudated); Edric (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 19/2½ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Leofcild
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brungar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Houdain (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086