Hacheston in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, nine and two halves; Free men, four-half; 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: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 7/12 in 1086
  • Households: 5 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 7 acres
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 14 pigs; 2 cobs; 3 beehives

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Edric of Laxfield; Free man, one; Free men, four; Free men, seven
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 12 shillings in 1066; 19 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 5 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, twelve and 9 halves
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 6 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edric Grim
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, ten and two halves
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 3 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Thormoth of Parham
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, six; Free men, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres