Stanford in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alstan; Free men, eight
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger son of Rainard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger son of Rainard
  • Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 3 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 ¹⁄₄ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Mills: 1.5
  • Animals in 1066: 8 cattle; 8 pigs; 2 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 12 cattle; 10 pigs; 2 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Stanhard son of Alwy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/7¼ in 1086
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Thetford
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Thetford
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6/7¼ in 1066; 6/7¼ in 1070; 6/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Reginald son of Ivo
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph son of Herlewin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/7¼ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough