Poslingford in the Domesday Book

A village in Risbridge hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Aelgyth widow of Thorsten; Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three; Free man, one; Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Norigold (subinfeudated); Walter (subinfeudated); Richere (subinfeudated); Ralph Baynard
  • Taxable Value: 5 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/12 in 1066; £1 11/- in 1070; £5 18/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 24 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 4 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Woodland: 5 pigs
  • Churches: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 2 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 10 cattle; 36 pigs; 4 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, six
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 14 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, twelve
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Lother (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Meadow: 2 acres