Groton in the Domesday Book

A village in Babergh hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two; Free men, twelve; Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 11 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 10 pigs
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 6 cattle; 16 pigs; 1 cob
  • Animals in 1086: 6 cattle; 16 pigs; 1 cob

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Aelfeva
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1066; £20 6/7¼ in 1070; £20 6/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders; 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Robert son of Wiuhomarch
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Orbec (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; 18 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/7¼ in 1086