Scotton in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Eskil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Peterborough
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 6 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 22 villagers; 5 smallholders; 17 freemen; 3 burgesses
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 50 acres
  • Woodland: 36 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Gamal
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ivo Tallboys
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Jocelyn son of Lambert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 15 villagers; 3 smallholders; 6 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (2 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 31 acres
  • Woodland: 18 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Swein
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Blancard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulfgrim of Laughton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Guy of Craon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alfred of Chancé (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld