Filby in the Domesday Book

A village in East Flegg hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Six manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Earl Ralph the constable; Free men, fourteen
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Rabel the engineer
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Rabel the engineer
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 10/- in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 2 smallholders; 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 5 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 16 acres
  • Animals in 1066: 1 cattle; 7 pigs; 2 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 1 cattle; 10 pigs; 2 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three; Abbey of St Benet of Holme
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Holme
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Holme
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Other resources: 1 salthouse
  • Animals in 1086: 1 cob

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Estgar
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Turold (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1066; 16 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Other resources: 2 salthouses

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Alwy of Thetford
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, four
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Stanhard son of Alwy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Other resources: 2.5 salthouses

• 5th Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, ten; Free men, two and one half; Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Ecouis
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £4 -/4¾ in 1086
  • Households: 2.5 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 13 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Other resources: 5 salthouses

• 6th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Alwy of Thetford
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres