Furtho in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Godiva; Godman
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 3 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 8 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Oswulf son of Frani; Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Keynes (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (3 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Keynes (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 3 smallholders
  • Meadow: 8 acres