Weldon in the Domesday Book

A village in Corby hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Northmann
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Bucy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Bucy
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 4 smallholders; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Woodland: 1 mixed measure

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Bucy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Bucy
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Olaf
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Olaf
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder