Walcot in the Domesday Book

A village in Aveland hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Peterborough St Peter
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Peterborough
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 5 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 5 smallholders; 14 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 6 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 30 acres
  • Churches: 1

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulf Fenman
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Taxable Value: 4 geld
  • Households: 4 smallholders; 22 freemen
  • Meadow: 26 acres
  • Churches: 0.5