Yelverton in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Ulfkil
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ulfkil (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/7¼ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Churches: 1

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Alnoth Grutt; Alfred
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Aitard of Vaux (subinfeudated); King William
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 3 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aitard of Vaux (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders; 3.5 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edwin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Godric the steward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godric the steward
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld