Hougham in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thori son of Roald
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 14 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £7 in 1086
  • Households: 21 villagers; 1 smallholder; 4 freemen; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 9 men's ploughs (9 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 40 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 2, value 13/2½

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Stori of Bolingbroke
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 5 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 9 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 18/7¼

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alsi son of Godram
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Azur
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Pickworth (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 5 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₄ men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 ¹⁄₂ acres

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thori son of Roald
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert the priest (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086