Hotham in the Domesday Book

A village in Cave hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.

Six manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Morcar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 42 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £40 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs (19 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 1, value 2 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorkil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nigel Fossard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 4 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (4 plough lands)
  • Mills: 1, value 4 shillings

• 3rd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Basing; Orm
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Morcar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Morcar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nigel Fossard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld

• 6th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Morcar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld