Fordham in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one; Abbey of Ramsey St Benedict
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ramsey
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Ramsey
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 19 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 16 smallholders; 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 1 smallholder

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ramsey St Benedict; Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three; Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Reginald son of Ivo
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reginald son of Ivo
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086

• 4th 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: Abbey of Ely (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hermer of Ferrers
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hermer of Ferrers
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough