Oxton in the Domesday Book

A village in Thurgarton hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Othenkar son of Alnoth; Thorsten
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 6 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (2 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Mills: 1, value 5/2½

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alnoth
  • Tenants in Chief in 1086: King William; Archbishop of York
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: King William; Archbishop of York
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thori son of Roald
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Aincourt
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter of Aincourt
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 16 shillings in 1066; 5/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres