Shottisham in the Domesday Book

A village in Wilford hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Edric of Laxfield; Godric of Peyton
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Osmund; Free men, twelve; Free men, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter the bowman (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 16/- in 1066; £1 12/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Churches: 1

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: King Edward; Godric; Osmund
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Siric; Free men, four
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Godwin of Sutton
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one and one half
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one and one half
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086

• 5th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2d in 1086