Newton in the Domesday Book

A village in [South] Greenhoe hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alfhere
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ivo Tallboys
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Odo (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 5 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Animals in 1066: 5 cattle; 4 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 5 cattle; 6 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Osmund
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £8 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 11 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Mills: 2
  • Other resources: 0.5 salthouses
  • Animals in 1066: 9 cattle
  • Animals in 1086: 30 pigs; 1 cob