Willingham in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Burghard of Mendlesham
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, fifteen
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £1 19/4¾ in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 6 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 1 acre
  • Woodland: 10 pigs
  • Churches: 1

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Burghard of Mendlesham
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Gunnulf; Free men, five
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 20 pigs
  • Animals in 1066: 2 cattle; 8 pigs; 20 goats
  • Animals in 1086: 2 cattle; 8 pigs; 20 goats

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Burghard of Mendlesham
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/4¾ in 1086