Gisleham in the Domesday Book

A village in Lothing hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Gyrth
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfsi; Free men, twelve
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 6 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 20 villagers; 10 smallholders; 10 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 10 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 14 acres
  • Woodland: 76 pigs
  • Churches: 2
  • Animals in 1066: 7 cattle; 30 pigs; 50 goats; 3 cobs; 2 beehives
  • Animals in 1086: 7 cattle; 30 pigs; 50 goats; 2 cobs; 2 beehives

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Burghard of Mendlesham
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two; Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 7/4¾ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Gyrth
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Hugh
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh son of Norman (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1066; 8 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough