Northill in the Domesday Book

A village in Wichestanestou hundred, in the county of Bedfordshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, six
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Speke
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Speke
  • Taxable Value: 6 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £6 in 1070; £6 in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (7 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 7 ploughs
  • Woodland: 200 pigs
  • Mills: 0.5, value 13 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wulfmer of Eaton Socon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Raven of Northill
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eudo the steward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Pirot of Wyboston (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 5/- in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Meadow: 1 ¹⁄₂ ploughs
  • Mills: 1, value 14 shillings

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eudo the steward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 5 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Meadow: 2 ploughs
  • Woodland: 100 pigs

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Osgeat of Bromham
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh of Beauchamp
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
  • Meadow: ¹⁄₂ plough