Marham in the Domesday Book

A village in Clackclose hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Quesnay (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 6/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Meadow: 4 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorkil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hermer of Ferrers
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hermer of Ferrers
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1070; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1066; £10 in 1070; £10 in 1086
  • Households: 19 villagers; 13 smallholders; 1 freeman; 5 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 26 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 1 cow; 24 pigs; 10 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 6 cows; 23 pigs; 4 cobs

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter (subinfeudated)
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 9 smallholders; 26 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 4 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 6 acres