Sproxton in the Domesday Book

A village in Framland hundred, in the county of Leicestershire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Algar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh Musard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 8 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 16 freemen; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 4 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 furlongs
  • Mills: 1, value 4 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Guy of Craon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Warin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 7 freemen; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 15 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 4 shillings

• 3rd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Godfrey of Cambrai
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godfrey of Cambrai
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1070; 12 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder; 7 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 5/2½