Northorpe in the Domesday Book

A village in Corringham hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Sperri; Frani; Alnoth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Taxable Value: 6 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 8 freemen
  • Plough Teams: ⁵⁄₈ lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 24 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Edwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Households: 6 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 60 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 6 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; ¹⁄₄ men's plough (2 plough lands)

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Eskil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Eskil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Peterborough
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Households: 2 villagers; 1 smallholder; 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)