Croxby in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorgot Lag
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Tosny
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Berengar of Tosny (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Households: 4 smallholders; 14 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 3 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Asfrith
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Blunt
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Blunt
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 9 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Siward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ivo Tallboys
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Odo (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 18 acres
  • Mills: 3, value 8 shillings

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Fulcric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Norman of Arcy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Odo (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; ³⁄₈ men's plough (1 ¹⁄₈ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 1 acre