Woodton in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Edric of Laxfield; Ulfkil
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Ulfkil; Free men, eight
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter of Caen (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 1 acre
  • Woodland: 4 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 7 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: King Edward; Earl Gyrth
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin son of Toki
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eudo son of Spirewic
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eudo son of Spirewic
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Households: 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Godwin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Isaac
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Isaac
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Ulfkil
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ulfkil (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/7¼ in 1066; 2/7¼ in 1070; 3/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Churches: 1