Farnham in the Domesday Book

A village in Plomesgate hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Edric of Laxfield; Free men, nine
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Norman the sheriff (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 5/- in 1066; £1 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 11 acres
  • Mills: 1

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 1/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 6 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Norman the sheriff (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Mills: 1