Withersfield in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfmer; Leofwaru; Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Payne (subinfeudated); Godard (subinfeudated); Widelard of Balliol (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £4 8/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 13 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Woodland: 20 pigs
  • Animals in 1066: 22 cattle; 60 pigs; 60 goats; 2 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 20 cattle; 45 pigs; 57 goats; 3 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Toki of Walton; Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wimer of Gressenhall (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 10/- in 1066; £4 4/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 5 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 20 pigs
  • Animals in 1066: 4 cattle; 20 pigs; 16 goats; 2 cobs; 6 beehives
  • Animals in 1086: 12 cattle; 30 pigs; 16 goats; 3 cobs; 6 beehives

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, nine
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs