Brocklesby in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Durham
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nigel (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₈ men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 30 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ivo Tallboys
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nigel (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 16 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 freemen
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough (1 plough land)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edeva wife of Topi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Erneis of Buron
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 2 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ⁵⁄₈ men's plough ( ³⁄₄ plough land)
  • Meadow: 80 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alfred of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alfred of Lincoln
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough ( ³⁄₈ plough land)
  • Meadow: 11 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Styrr; Ulf of Nocton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Norman of Arcy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Norman of Arcy
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 2 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough ( ³⁄₈ plough land)
  • Meadow: 10 acres