Wickmere in the Domesday Book

A village in South Erpingham hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Earl Harold; Bishop Almer of Elmham
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, nine; Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Courson (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 7/12 in 1066; £2 2/- in 1086
  • Households: 7 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 10 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Tihel of Helléan (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of St Benet of Holme
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Holme
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Holme
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1086