Thrigby in the Domesday Book

A village in East Flegg hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Ralph the constable
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, six
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 9 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Other resources: 0.5 salthouses

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Alwy of Thetford; Earl Gyrth
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Halves of three free men
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Bishop Almer of Elmham
  • 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: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough