Saxby in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Eskil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eudo son of Spirewic
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eudo son of Spirewic
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 12 villagers; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Mills: 2, value 3 shillings

• 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: 1 geld
  • Households: 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 6 acres