Charsfield in the Domesday Book

A village in Loose hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Eleven manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, twenty-four
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Glanville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 2/12 in 1086
  • Households: 5 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 4 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Churches: 1

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Edric of Laxfield
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, fourteen; Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Marculf
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Savenay (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 10/- in 1066; £3 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 2 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 4 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Edric Grim; Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, sixteen
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Plough Teams: 4 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 4th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Edric Grim; Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, ten
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 3/12 in 1066; £1 2/7¼ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 5th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Earl Ralph the constable; Brictmer son of Queneva
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Brictmer son of Queneva; Free men, five
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Turstin son of Guy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 6th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Healfdene; Leofeva
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Leofeva; Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; 12 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 7th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 8th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric Grim
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 9th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086

• 10th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess of Aumâle
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Countess of Aumâle
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086

• 11th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh de Montfort
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1086