Throcking in the Domesday Book

A village in Edwinstree hundred, in the county of Hertfordshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Bishop of London St Paul
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brothers, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of London
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £2 12/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 cottager
  • Meadow: 1 plough

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Theobald of Barley (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 5/- in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; £1 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 6 cottagers; 1 freeman; 2 slaves
  • Meadow: ³⁄₄ plough

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alric, Archbishop Stigand's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Eustace
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Rumold (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 2 shillings in 1070; 2 shillings in 1086

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric Scova
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 2 shillings in 1070; 2 shillings in 1086