Shimpling in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: King Edward; Aelgyth widow of Thorsten
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Aelgyth widow of Thorsten; Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph Baynard
  • Taxable Value: 7 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 10/- in 1066; £12 10/- in 1070; £12 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 12 villagers; 18 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 8 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 19 acres
  • Woodland: 100 pigs
  • Churches: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 7 cattle; 60 pigs; 16 goats; 4 horses
  • Animals in 1086: 5 cattle; 33 pigs; 24 goats; 5 horses

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: King Edward; Wulfric
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfric; Free men, five
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess of Aumâle
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Countess of Aumâle
  • Taxable Value: 6 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £9 in 1066; £9 in 1070; £9 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 11 smallholders; 7 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Woodland: 8 pigs
  • Churches: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 14 cattle; 40 pigs; 1 horses
  • Animals in 1086: 6 cattle; 24 pigs; 1 horses