Caldecote in the Domesday Book

A village in Longstowe hundred, in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: 2 men-at-arms (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 12/- in 1066; £2 12/- in 1086
  • Households: 6 smallholders
  • Meadow: 2 ploughs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Almer of Bourn
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Almer of Bourn (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 1 ¹⁄₂ ploughs

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Waltheof
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Sigar the steward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: David of Argentan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: David of Argentan
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders; 1 cottager
  • Meadow: 1 plough