Isham in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin son of Ulf
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Guy of Raimbeaucourt
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 10 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Northmann
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eustace the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eustace the sheriff
  • Taxable Value: 1 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 10 shillings

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Burgred father of Edwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Coutances
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walkelin of Harrowden (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 plough land)