Rothwell in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: William Malet; Grimkel
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alfred of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gleu of Rothwell (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 1 smallholder; 12 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 46 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 2, value 3 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Rolf son of Skjaldvor
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Durand Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Durand Malet
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 1 smallholder; 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (3 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 18 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorkil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alfred of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alfred of Lincoln
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1066; 6 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 plough land)

• 4th Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Ketilbiorn of Nettleton; Gamal
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Erneis of Buron (subinfeudated); Wadard of Cogges (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 1 freeman
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₈ men's plough