Mumby in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Swein son of Svavi; Sifrith; Holmketill; Ormketill; Alric; Svavi father of Swein
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eudo of Mumby (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 8 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1066; £16 in 1086
  • Households: 40 villagers; 12 smallholders; 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 5 ³⁄₄ men's ploughs (11 ⁵⁄₈ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 310 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ernwin the priest
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eudo of Mumby (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Households: 16 villagers; 8 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 200 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eudo son of Spirewic
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eudo son of Spirewic
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 10 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tonni of Lusby
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Households: 6 villagers; 8 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough ( ³⁄₄ plough land)
  • Meadow: 110 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tonni of Lusby
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₈ men's plough ( ³⁄₈ plough land)