Marston in the Domesday Book

A village in Loveden hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorfridh
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Osbern the priest
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Ralph the steward (subinfeudated); Osbern the priest
  • Taxable Value: 6 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 5 smallholders; 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 80 acres
  • Mills: 2, value 2/2½

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alsi son of Godram
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 smallholders; 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₈ men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 32 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfsi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alfred of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walefrid (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 32 acres
  • Mills: 2, value 8 shillings

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Ralph the constable
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric son of Godram
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Guy of Craon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbert the priest (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ³⁄₈ lord's plough
  • Meadow: 12 acres