Southrey in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Rolf son of Skjaldvor
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Woodland: 20 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Lincoln St Mary
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern the cleric (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulf Fenman
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 3 villagers
  • Plough Teams: ³⁄₄ men's plough
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Woodland: 20 acres
  • Other resources: 1 fishery