Millow in the Domesday Book

A village in Biggleswade hundred, in the county of Bedfordshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, ten
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter Giffard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Lanquetot (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 5 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £5 in 1070; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 4 smallholders

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Canons of Waltham Holy Cross
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Durham
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Durham
  • Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Alstan of Boscombe
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godmer, Alstan of Boscombe's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Eu
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder