Boughton in the Domesday Book

A village in Spelhoe hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

Six manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Saint-Wandrille (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 14 villagers; 12 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 3 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 3 smallholders; 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Bucy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 4 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Godwin the priest
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godwin the priest
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulfkil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Bucy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086

• 6th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gerard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086