Skillington in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Fredegaest; Brictmer; Earl Morcar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Archbishop of York
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walkelin nephew of the Bishop of Winchester (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 4 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 13 villagers; 5 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (5 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 121 ¹⁄₂ acres
  • Woodland: 60 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Queen Edith
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Households: 14 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 140 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Colbert
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Guy of Craon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Guy of Craon
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Woodland: 40 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Karli
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Karli
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Karli
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 20 acres