Yawthorpe in the Domesday Book

A village in Corringham hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin father of Leofric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey of la Guerche
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Rainald (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Households: 6 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (1 plough land)

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Rolf son of Skjaldvor
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Peterborough
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Peterborough
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 12 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
  • Meadow: 3 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Sperri
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld