Newton in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Azur father of Swein
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gunfrid of Chocques
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gunfrid of Chocques
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Woodland: ¹⁄₂ mixed measure

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorger of Newton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Thorger of Newton (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Woodland: 1 ¹⁄₂ furlongs
  • Mills: 0.5, value 1/2½

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bondi the constable
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Lancelin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 16 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Woodland: 1 furlong
  • Mills: 1, value 7/7¼