Knapthorpe in the Domesday Book

A village in Lythe hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thori son of Roald
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Aincourt
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter of Aincourt
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 8 furlongs

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Healfdene of Cromwell
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Healfdene of Cromwell
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10/7¼ in 1066; 10/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₈ men's plough ( ³⁄₄ plough land)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Woodland: 2 furlongs

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Toki son of Auti
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey Alselin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop of St Peter York
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Canons of Southwell St Mary
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey Alselin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey Alselin
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld