Holme in the Domesday Book

A village in Biggleswade hundred, in the county of Bedfordshire.

Eight manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, three; Archbishop Stigand
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph de L'Isle
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph de L'Isle
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers
  • Meadow: 1 plough

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Lemar the beadle; Aelfric the beadle
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alwin the reeve
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alwin the reeve
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, seven
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Nigel of Aubigny
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Fulcher of Paris (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers
  • Meadow: 1 plough

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Flanders
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter of Flanders
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 16 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Meadow: 1 ¹⁄₂ ploughs

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Eskil of Ware
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfeva, Eskil's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wulfric (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 12 shillings in 1070; 16 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)

• 6th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Fulcher of Paris (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 7 shillings in 1070; 7 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Meadow: ¹⁄₂ plough

• 7th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Eskil of Ware
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freeman, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh of Beauchamp
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Mordwing (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ³⁄₈ lord's plough ( ³⁄₈ plough land)

• 8th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: 2 men (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ lord's plough ( ¹⁄₄ plough land)