Keyworth in the Domesday Book

A village in Rushcliffe hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Harold of Keyworth; Frani; Richard
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; 17 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 2 smallholders; 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 16 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Frani
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph son of Hubert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph son of Hubert
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 3 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Stori of Gotham
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alfred the butler (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder; 2 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (1 plough land)

• 4th Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfheah of Plumtree; Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough