Elsham in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Toki son of Auti
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey Alselin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph nephew of Geoffrey Alselin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 4 villagers; 8 smallholders; 11 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 114 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfmer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Jocelyn son of Lambert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 in 1066; £3 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 5 smallholders; 2 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (9 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 100 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: William Malet
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ernwin the priest (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₄ men's plough (2 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 60 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ketilbiorn of Nettleton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 47 acres