Taverham in the Domesday Book

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

Six manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Walter Giffard (subinfeudated); King William
  • Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 2 villagers; 4 smallholders; 13 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 10 pigs
  • Mills: 1.5
  • Animals in 1066: 2 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 2 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulf
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Beaufour
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 11/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 3 smallholders; 5 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 5 pigs
  • Churches: 0.25
  • Mills: 0.25
  • Animals in 1086: 1 cattle; 12 pigs; 2 cobs

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Church of Norwich St Michael
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Church of St Michael of Norwich
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Church of St Michael of Norwich
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 2 smallholders; 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 8 acres
  • Woodland: 12 pigs

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Toki of Walton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 6 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 5 pigs
  • Churches: 0.25
  • Mills: 0.25
  • Animals in 1066: 4 cattle; 8 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 7 cattle; 40 pigs; 2 cobs

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorbiorn of Orwell
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Haimer (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Woodland: 5 pigs

• 6th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free woman, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Thetford
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Thetford
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 12 shillings in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Woodland: 2 pigs