Theddingworth in the Domesday Book

A village in Gartree hundred, in the county of Leicestershire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Harding son of Alnoth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Aubrey of Coucy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Norman of Hallaton (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 6 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 10 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Mills: 1, value 2 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Hugh
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Milly (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 5 geld
  • Households: 4 villagers; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 4¾d

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Harding son of Alnoth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Aubrey of Coucy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Norman of Hallaton (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 7 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 plough lands)

• 4th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gundwin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 ¹⁄₂ acres

• 5th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Lovet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Lovet
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 freemen; 2 men
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres