Pipewell in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Tosny
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 6 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders
  • Woodland: 5 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofnoth son of Osmund
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Flanders
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Dodin of Cottesbrooke (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1066; 4 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Woodland: 5 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulfkil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey of Wigginton (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 plough land)