Thurne in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of St Benet of Holme
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Holme
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Holme
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 6/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 6 smallholders; 10 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 14 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 6 pigs; 2 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of St Benet of Holme
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1066; 4 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 9 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one-half
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Stanhard son of Alwy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1066; 4 shillings in 1070; 4 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 4 acres