Lound in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Earl Gyrth; Alric
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alric; Free men, four
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Woodland: 40 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 5 cattle; 12 pigs; 2 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Gyrth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Households: 4 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Woodland: 50 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 1 cob

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Earl Gyrth; Wulfsi
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfsi; Free men, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Woodland: 12 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 5 cattle; 15 pigs; 2 cobs; 2 beehives