Horton in the Domesday Book

A village in Wymersley hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofnoth son of Osmund
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Flanders
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Otbert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 4 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Woodland: 3 furlongs
  • Mills: 1, value 1 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Waltheof
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Frani of Ashley
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Coutances
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Thorbiorn of Chellington (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 2 smallholders

• 4th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Thorbiorn of Chellington (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders