Costock in the Domesday Book

A village in Broxtowe hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Saeric; Saeric's brothers
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Buron
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 9 villagers; 4 smallholders; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (1 ³⁄₄ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 30 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Algar Cida; Godric son of Fredegis
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Taxable Value: 1 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; 12 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 2 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs (1 ⁵⁄₈ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 30 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Fredegis father of Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godwin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 5/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough ( ¹⁄₄ plough land)
  • Meadow: 3 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Gytha of Hereford
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Peverel
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough ( ¹⁄₈ plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 acres