Syerston in the Domesday Book

A village in Newark hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Moutiers (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 12 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Esbiorn Croc
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Berengar of Tosny
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godwin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 10 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorfridh
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough ( ⁵⁄₈ plough land)
  • Meadow: 5 acres