Fotherby in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorgot Lag
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Tosny
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Berengar of Tosny (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 5 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 33 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 6 men's ploughs (9 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 120 acres
  • Other resources: 4 salthouses

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Sumarlithi son of Karli; Arnketil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Durham
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Turstin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (2 ⁵⁄₈ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 42 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Esbiorn
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Percy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Fulco son of Rainfrid (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Meadow: 4 acres