Grundisburgh in the Domesday Book

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

Nine manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Earl Harold; Godric; Eskil; Edric of Laxfield
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Godric; Men, three-half; Burgric; Aethelric; Brun the reeve
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hervey of Bourges
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hervey of Bourges
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 2/12 in 1066; £1 1/9½ in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 4 smallholders; 2 men
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 6 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Algar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hervey of Berry (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 5 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Animals in 1066: 6 cattle; 16 pigs; 3 cobs; 3 beehives
  • Animals in 1086: 6 cattle; 16 pigs; 3 cobs; 3 beehives

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; King Edward; Brictric; Alric of Burgh; Healfdene
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, seven; Siric; Free man, one; Aelfric; Brictman; Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Roger (subinfeudated); Roger of Poitou
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 6/- in 1066; £1 12/12 in 1086
  • Households: 7 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 3 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 4 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Earl Harold; Healfdene
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one; Wife, free man's
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Hugh
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: 4 free men (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictnoth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1066; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 6th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Healfdene; Alric of Burgh
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, four; Almer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William son of Saswalo of Bouville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5/2½ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 1 acre

• 7th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictmer son of Queneva
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Rames
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld

• 8th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Algar
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three-half
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hervey of Berry (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086

• 9th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey son of Robert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 freemen
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough