Cransford

Other current and historical names

Craneforda
Cranesfod
Crenefort

Built-Up Area: Cransford
Parish/Community: Cransford
District/Borough: Suffolk Coastal
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°13'48"N 1°23'53"E
Eastings/Northings: 632163, 264544
OS Grid: TM321645
Mapcode Local: GBR WNR.0BR
Mapcode Global: VHM7M.661R

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Cransford within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Cransford in the Domesday Book

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

Eight manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlords in 1066: Edric of Laxfield; Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Cus; Free men, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter of Caen (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 7/12 in 1086
- Households: 9 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 4 acres
- Animals in 1066: 16 goats
- Animals in 1086: 16 pigs
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Azur
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hervey of Bourges
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hervey of Bourges
- Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 13/2½ in 1086
- Households: 1 smallholder
- Meadow: 1 acre
- Animals in 1066: 24 pigs; 40 goats; 2 cobs
- Animals in 1086: 1 pig
3rd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric the priest
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Durand the cleric (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough
- Meadow: 1 acre
4th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, five
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
5th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Ulf; Free men, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5/7¼ in 1086
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
6th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
7th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
8th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edric Grim
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Norman the sheriff (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

British Place Names

Cransford, Suffolk

Cransford is a village in Suffolk

Cransford in historic gazetteers

Cransford in the Domesday Book