Frolesworth in the Domesday Book

A village in Guthlaxton hundred, in the county of Leicestershire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Waltheof
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Esbiorn of Oadby
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Taxable Value: 6 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1086
  • Households: 14 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 5 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 8 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh of Grandmesnil
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Grandmesnil
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 5 smallholders; 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Saxi of Aylestone
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Meulan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Meulan
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 freemen
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Bucy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Bucy
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1070; 2 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder