Kirton in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfmer; Alwy
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 5 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs ( ³⁄₄ plough land)

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Toki son of Auti
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey Alselin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Regnvald
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
  • Woodland: 1 furlong

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld