Messingham in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alnoth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Peterborough
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 5 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 4 smallholders; 18 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (5 ¹⁄₄ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Rolf son of Skjaldvor
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Mauger of Gosberton (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (2 ¹⁄₄ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 5 shillings

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edeva wife of Topi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Erneis of Buron
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Turstin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 5 shillings