Ruddington in the Domesday Book

A village in Rushcliffe hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofgeat
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 6 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 55 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfheah of Plumtree; Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Bully
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 18 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 33 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulf Fenman
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 8 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 2 smallholders; 4 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 33 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Azur son of Svala
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld