Gayton in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, sixteen
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1086
  • Households: 11 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Aelfeva
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Quesnay (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 11 acres
  • Other resources: 1.5 salthouses

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorkil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Ecouis
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wulfwy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
  • Households: 6 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 12 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bondi of Raynham
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Mills: 0.5
  • Animals in 1066: 3 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 3 pigs

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hermer of Ferrers
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bordin of Thorpland (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 6 acres