Southwood in the Domesday Book

A village in Blofield hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wigmund of Southwood
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wigmund of Southwood; Free men, twenty-six
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wigmund of Southwood (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Ecouis
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/7¼ in 1066; 2/7¼ in 1070; 2/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 1.5 smallholders
  • Meadow: 3 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Alsi nephew of Earl Ralph
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Rabel the carpenter
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Rabel the carpenter
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 7¼d in 1086

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Godric the steward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godric the steward
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2d in 1086