Upton in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edwy of Markham
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 9 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 4 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Woodland: 2 furlongs

• 3rd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Godric; Thanes, six
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William the priest (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough ( ¹⁄₄ plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 acres