Sawtry in the Domesday Book

A village in Normancross hundred, in the county of Huntingdonshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorkil the Dane
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Taxable Value: 10 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1066; £10 in 1086
  • Households: 27 villagers; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 10 men's ploughs (15 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 40 acres
  • Woodland: 18 furlongs
  • Churches: 1

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ramsey St Benedict
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ramsey
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Ramsey
  • Taxable Value: 7 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 12 villagers; 3 smallholders; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (12 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Woodland: 2 furlongs
  • Churches: 1

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tosti brother of Erik
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eustace the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter of Beaumais (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 14 acres
  • Woodland: 30 acres
  • Churches: 1

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin the reeve
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alwin the reeve's wife
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alwin the reeve's wife
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough ( ³⁄₄ plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 acres