Anlaby in the Domesday Book

A village in Hessle hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edeva wife of Topi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Mortimer
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Mortimer
  • Taxable Value: 16 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 18 villagers; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 4 men's ploughs (9 plough lands)
  • Churches: 1

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Cnut son of Karli
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert Tison
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Skuli
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Thorkil
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Thorkil
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (1 plough land)

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Forne son of Sigulf
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld

• 5th Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Siward; Thorkil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nigel Fossard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld