West Winch in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Reginald son of Ivo
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £5 in 1070; £10 in 1086
  • Households: 14 villagers; 6 smallholders; 23 freemen; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 24 acres
  • Other resources: 2 salthouses
  • Animals in 1066: 10 cattle
  • Animals in 1086: 10 cattle; 19 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hermer of Ferrers
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hermer of Ferrers
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 12 smallholders

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Reginald son of Ivo
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reginald son of Ivo
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers
  • Meadow: 6 acres