Somersham in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofcild
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Auberville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Auberville
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfwin; Coleman
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Isaac
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Isaac
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 1/7¼ in 1086

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Leofric Hobbeson
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofson
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Bourneville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough
  • Churches: 0.25

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Wulfmer the reeve
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wulfmer the reeve
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086