Laughton in the Domesday Book

A village in Corringham hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulfgrim of Laughton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Guy of Craon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alfred of Chancé (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 4 smallholders; 9 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 17 acres
  • Woodland: 12 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Swein
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Blancard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ³⁄₈ men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 15 acres
  • Mills: 0.5, value 1 shillings
  • Other resources: 0.5 fisheries

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leodwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Poitou
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 5 freemen
  • Plough Teams: ³⁄₄ men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 8 acres