Croydon in the Domesday Book

A village in Arringford hundred, in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Seven manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Archbishop Stigand; Esger the constable; King Edward
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alfled, Archbishop Stigand's man; Aelfric; Freemen, four
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: 2 men-at-arms (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 5/- in 1066; £3 5/- in 1070; £3 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 8 smallholders
  • Meadow: 1 plough

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Gyrth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eudo the steward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey of Anneville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 6.5 villagers
  • Meadow: 2 ploughs

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Esger the constable
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Picot of Cambridge
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ansketil of Hérouville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 2 smallholders

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Robert son of Wiuhomarch
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Picot of Cambridge
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alfred (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 5 smallholders; 2 cottagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 ploughs

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Waltheof
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Almer son of Goding
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 slave
  • Pasture: ³⁄₄ plough

• 6th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godiva
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Almer of Bourn (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 1 cottager

• 7th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofeva, Edeva the fair's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Fulcwy Waruhel (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1086