Starston

Other current and historical names

Sterestuna

Parish/Community: Starston
District/Borough: South Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°24'38"N 1°17'2"E
Eastings/Northings: 623461, 284277
OS Grid: TM234842
Mapcode Local: GBR VJY.TQ8
Mapcode Global: VHL94.6NQR

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Starston within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Starston in the Domesday Book

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

Six manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one; Brictfled
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot (subinfeudated); Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £1 -/9½ in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 3 slaves
- Meadow: 6 acres
2nd Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Archbishop Stigand; Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
- Households: 6 smallholders; 30 freemen
- Plough Teams: 11 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 3 acres
3rd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Ulf
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofstan
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert son of Corbucion
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gunfrid (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough
- Meadow: 3 acres
4th Manor
- Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Archbishop Stigand
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godwin (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 3 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs
5th Manor
- Overlords in 1066: Rada of Redenhall; Wihtred; Wulfmer; Abbey of Bury St Edmunds; Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, nine; Free man, one; Free man, one half
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 13 acres
6th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Rames
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Warengar of Hedingham (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1066; 4 shillings in 1070; 2/7¼ in 1086
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

British Place Names

Starston, Norfolk

Starston is a village in Norfolk

Starston in historic gazetteers

Starston in the Domesday Book