Somerton in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictwulf son of Leofmer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Frodo brother of Abbot Baldwin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 2/7¼ in 1066; £2 2/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 5 smallholders

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Starker
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert son of Corbucion
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Animals in 1066: 15 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 10 cattle; 8 pigs; 5 goats

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Frodo brother of Abbot Baldwin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086