Grayingham in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Edwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 4 geld
  • Households: 14 villagers; 7 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 4 men's ploughs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Healfdene son of Topi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Mauger of Gosberton (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edeva wife of Topi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Erneis of Buron
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Erneis of Buron
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres