Stansfield in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Edric Spud; Wulffled; Crawa
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated); Robert (subinfeudated); Roger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 10/- in 1066; £5 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1086: 14 cattle; 25 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Animals in 1066: 4 cattle; 7 pigs; 3 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 6 cattle; 30 pigs; 3 cobs

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, seven
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 11/2½ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs