Northbrook in the Domesday Book

A village in Kirtlington hundred, in the county of Oxfordshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Stafford
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reginald Cnut (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 5/- in 1066; £1 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Ivry
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reginald Cnut (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Ivry
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reginald Cnut (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)