Thurlton in the Domesday Book

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

Seven manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, seven and one half
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Ecouis
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Oder of Vernon (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Churches: 0.5

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one; Free men, two
  • 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: 4/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger son of Rainard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger son of Rainard
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 2 freemen

• 6th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086

• 7th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: 1 free man
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: 1 free man
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086