Griston in the Domesday Book

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

Six manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alfhere
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: John nephew of Waleran
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £7 1/12 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 20 pigs; 4 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 10 cattle; 30 pigs; 10 beehives

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free woman, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Woodland: 24 pigs
  • Animals in 1066: 12 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 12 pigs

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 3 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, four
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf son of Walter (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelgyth widow of Thorsten
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £6 in 1086
  • Households: 1 freeman

• 6th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Churches: 1