Hainton in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Rolf son of Skjaldvor
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 9 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 ³⁄₄ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 100 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Almer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Archbishop of York
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Verly (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Households: 3 smallholders; 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: ⁵⁄₈ men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 80 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Othin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hakon (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (2 ¹⁄₄ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 60 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Klak; Siundi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Albert Grelley (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ³⁄₈ men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 54 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Koddi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Rainer of Brimeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Rainer of Brimeux
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Meadow: 26 acres