Mollington in the Domesday Book

A village in Warden hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin of Nuneham's mother
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Osbern son of Richard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 5 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 5 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Gytha of Hereford
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ambrose of Tilsworth (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 4 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 5 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 16 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Evreux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Evreux
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 4 acres