Trowell in the Domesday Book

A village in Broxtowe hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Uhtbrand of Trowell
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William the usher
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William the usher
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 4 men's ploughs (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Churches: 0.5

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ernwin the priest
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ernwin the priest
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 5/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulfkil brother of Algar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Healfdene of Cromwell
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Healfdene of Cromwell
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 5/2½ in 1086
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric of Colwick
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Aelfric of Colwick
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aelfric of Colwick
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 9 shillings in 1066; 9 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 acres