Madingley in the Domesday Book

A village in Northstowe hundred, in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: King Edward; Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, seven; Freemen, five
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Picot of Cambridge
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: 2 men-at-arms (subinfeudated); Picot of Cambridge
  • Taxable Value: 11 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £9 10/- in 1066; £9 10/- in 1070; £6 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 4 smallholders; 6 cottagers; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 ploughs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Waltheof
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Men, four
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Picot of Cambridge (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 4 smallholders

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Blaecwin the sheriff
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Picot of Cambridge (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086