Kettleburgh in the Domesday Book

A village in Loose hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Edric of Laxfield
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Edric Grim; Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: 5 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 11 villagers; 5 smallholders; 6 freemen; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 8 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 8 pigs
  • Churches: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 6 cattle; 30 pigs; 2 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 6 cattle; 30 pigs; 2 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey son of Robert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 7 pigs

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wulfmer
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfmer; Free woman, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 2/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 4 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 1 freeman