Edgefield in the Domesday Book

A village in Holt hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bondi of Raynham
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ranulf brother of Ilger
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey nephew of Ranulf brother of Ilger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 7 smallholders; 17 freemen; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Woodland: 100 pigs
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 7 pigs; 13 goats; 1 beehive
  • Animals in 1086: 23 pigs; 21 goats; 2 cobs; 2 beehives

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Skeet
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Peter of Valognes
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Peter of Valognes
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 5 villagers; 1 smallholder; 2 freemen
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 100 pigs