Binbrook in the Domesday Book

A village in Walshcroft hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorgot Lag
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Tosny
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Berengar of Tosny (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 8 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £7 in 1066; £15 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 4 smallholders; 44 freemen; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 8 men's ploughs (24 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 100 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 2, value £1

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edward the noble
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Guy of Craon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alfred of Chancé (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs (3 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 5 shillings

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ketilbiorn of Nettleton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Osbern the priest
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern the priest
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 13 villagers; 7 smallholders; 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 1, value 5 shillings