Whatfield in the Domesday Book

A village in Cosford hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Eight manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, eighteen; Free men, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Berard of Cockfield (subinfeudated); Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 6 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 5 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 7 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, five; Free men, four
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Blunt
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Blunt
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1066; 6 shillings in 1070; £1 16/7¼ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert son of Corbucion
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Berard of Cockfield (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 freeman

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Auberville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Auberville
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 6th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofstan
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ranulf Peverel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf Peverel
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/7¼ in 1086

• 7th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3/2½ in 1086

• 8th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Houdain (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/4¾ in 1086