Donington in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Ralph the constable
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: 5 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 26 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (5 ³⁄₄ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 60 acres
  • Other resources: 9 salthouses

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Peterborough St Peter
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Peterborough
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Peterborough
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 12 villagers; 20 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Other resources: 16 salthouses

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Ralph the constable
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough ( ³⁄₄ plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Other resources: 2 salthouses