Kelling in the Domesday Book

A village in Holt hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Asgot
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Hugh
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf of Mainwaring (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 22 smallholders; 6 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 1 acre
  • Animals in 1066: 3 cattle; 11 pigs; 1 cob
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 5 pigs; 1 cob

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Gyrth
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Vestarr
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger son of Rainard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph son of Hagni (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 20 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 1 acre
  • Animals in 1066: 16 pigs; 1 cob
  • Animals in 1086: 20 pigs; 24 goats; 1 cob

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Gyrth
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Vestarr
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph son of Hagni
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph son of Hagni
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 20 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 1 acre
  • Animals in 1066: 16 pigs; 1 cob
  • Animals in 1086: 20 pigs; 24 goats; 1 cob