Thurton in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Godric the steward (subinfeudated); Abbey of Ely
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 8 smallholders; 12 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop Almer of Elmham
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Vaux (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough
  • Meadow: 4 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ketil Alder
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: John nephew of Waleran
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: John nephew of Waleran
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 1 shillings in 1086