Catworth in the Domesday Book

A village in Leightonstone hundred, in the county of Huntingdonshire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aefic of Catworth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Erik brother of Tosti
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Erik brother of Tosti
  • Taxable Value: 4 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Meadow: 6 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aefic of Catworth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eustace the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eustace the sheriff
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Mills: 1, value 2 shillings

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, eight
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 7 smallholders; 8 men
  • Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 3 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Peterborough St Peter
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Peterborough
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eustace the sheriff (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfwin Chit
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eustace the sheriff (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; ¹⁄₈ men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 1 acre
  • Woodland: 6 acres