Riseholme in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulf Fenman
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 36 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 1 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofsi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Mills: 1, value 2 shillings

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alnoth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Peterborough
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6/7¼ in 1066; 6/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alsi son of Godram
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Matthew (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough ( ³⁄₄ plough land)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Woodland: 160 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aghmund son of Walraven
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Aghmund the priest
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aghmund the priest
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)