Norcote in the Domesday Book

A village in Cirencester hundred, in the county of Gloucestershire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Reinbald of Cirencester
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reinbald the priest
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 2 smallholders; 6 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Humphrey the chamberlain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; ¹⁄₂ men's plough