Brigsley in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Algar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 10 villagers; 13 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 4 men's ploughs (4 ³⁄₄ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 25 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Ralph the constable
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 17 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aslak brother of Aghmund
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Guy of Craon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alfred of Chancé (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 8 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 5 acres