folio 361
The Land of Walter of Aincourt
KESTEVEN
THREO Wapentake
In BELTON - a hundred - Thori son of Roald had 4 carucates of land taxable. Land
for 4 ploughs. Walter of Aincourt has 2 ploughs in lordship; 8 villagers and 5
smallholders with 1 plough. A church; 3 mills, 30s; meadow, 60 acres. Value
before 1066 £3; now £4. Exactions 20s.
WINNIBRIGGS Wapentake
In GONERBY - a hundred - Siward and Alwy had 1 1/2 carucates of land taxable.
Land for 2 ploughs. Alwy, Walter's man, has 1 1/2 ploughs. 6 villagers and 4
smallholders with 2 ploughs. 2 mills, 16s; meadow, 22 1/2 acres. Value before
1066 and now, 40s.
THREO Wapentake
In [Old] SOMERBY Thori son of Roald had 2 carucates of land and 2 bovates
taxable. Land for 18 oxen. Rainald, Walter's man, has 2 ploughs. 5 villagers
with 1 1/2 ploughs. A church and a priest with 1 plough; woodland, pasture in
places, 180 acres. Walter has the defence obligations. Value before 1066 £4; now
£3. Exactions 20s. Thori son of Roald held this manor before 1066, and Northmann
after him in the same period of time, but the men of the locality and of the
Wapentake do not know on what basis he had it because they have not seen him
perform any service for it.
In HUMBY 4 carucates of land taxable. Land for 4 ploughs and 6 oxen. A
jurisdiction of [Old] Somerby. 15 Freemen, 1 villager and 1 smallholder with 5
ploughs. Pasturable woodland, 20 acres; underwood, 220 acres.
In WESTHORPE Thori son of Roald had 2 carucates of land taxable. Land for 2 1/2
ploughs. Rainald, Walter's man, has 2 ploughs. 1 villager and 9 smallholders
with 1 ox in a plough. 3 mills, 40s; meadow, 19 acres. Value before 1066 and
now, £4.
In HOUGHTON 1 carucate of land taxable. Land for 1 plough. An outlier of
Westhorpe. 1 smallholder.
BELTISLOE Wapentake
In SUDWELLE Thori son of Roald had 2 carucates of land taxable. Land for 2
ploughs. Walter has 2 ploughs. 7 Freemen, 6 villagers and 1 smallholder with 3
ploughs. Meadow, 4 acres; pasturable woodland in various places, 130 acres.
Value before 1066, 40s; now 60s. Exactions 10s.
In SWINSTEAD - a hundred - 1/2 carucate of land taxable. An outlier of
Suduuelle. Odo, Walter's man, has 1/2 plough. 1 villager. Meadow, 1/2 acre;
underwood, 15 acres. Value before 1066, 10s; now 15s.
In BURTON-le-Coggles - a hundred - Arnketil and Leofric had 3 carucates of land
taxable. Land for 3 ploughs. Walter has 4 villagers and 3 smallholders with 1
plough. Two of his men have half of this land; they have 2 ploughs. 6 villagers
and 3 smallholders with 2 ploughs. Meadow, 31 1/2 acres; pasturable woodland,
323 acres; 1 mill, 2s. Value before 1066 and now, 60s.
ASWARDHURN Wapentake
In INGOLDSBY Siward had 4 bovates of land and the third part of 1 bovate
taxable. Land for 6 oxen. It is waste. Value before 1066, 10s; now 3s. Meadow, 3
1/2 acres; underwood, 16 acres.
LANGOE Wapentake
In BRANSTON - a hundred - Hemming of Branston had 12 carucates of land taxable.
Land for 10 ploughs. Walter has 5 ploughs in lordship; 2 Freemen with 2
carucates of this land; 48 villagers and 23 smallholders with 8 ploughs. A
church and a priest; 4 mills at 27s; 3 fisheries at 30d; meadow, 60 acres;
pasturable woodland, 7 1/2 furlongs long and 5 1/2 furlongs wide. Value before
1066 £20; now £26.
In WALCOT - a hundred - 4 carucates of land taxable. Land for *** ploughs. A
jurisdiction of this manor. 7 Freemen and 2 smallholders have 4 ploughs and
meadow, 16 acres.
In TIMBERLAND - a hundred - 5 carucates of land and 6 bovates taxable and the
fourth part of 1 bovate. Land for 4 ploughs. 18 Freemen and 3 smallholders have
7 1/2 ploughs.
In KIRKBY [Green] - a hundred - and SCOPWICK - a hundred - 7 1/2 carucates of
land taxable. Land for 6 ploughs. 14 Freemen and 2 smallholders have 5 ploughs
and 4 mills at 21s 4d; meadow, 25 acres.
There also KIRKBY [Green] - a hundred - and SCOPWICK - a hundred - Godric had 10
carucates of land taxable. Land for 9 ploughs. Walter has 2 ploughs. 32 Freemen
with 6 carucates and 2 bovates of this land; 7 villagers and 2 smallholders with
13 ploughs. A church and a priest; 2 mills, 20s; meadow, 26 1/2 acres. Value
before 1066, 70s; now £4.
In BLANKNEY - two hundreds - Hemming of Branston had 24 carucates of land
taxable. Land for 13 ploughs. Walter has 3 ploughs. 22 Freemen, 10 villagers and
4 smallholders with 10 ploughs. A church and a priest; meadow, 60 acres;
underwood, 7 furlongs long and 3 wide. Value before 1066 £6; now £7. Exactions
in Branston. His men-at-arms hold 2 carucates of this land; they have 1 plough.
2 smallholders. Value 10s.
In POTTERHANWORTH - a hundred - Healfdene and his 2 brothers had 12 carucates of
land taxable. Land for 6 ploughs. Walter has 2 ploughs in lordship; 9 Freemen
with 3 carucates of this land; 22 villagers and 11 smallholders who have 9 1/2
ploughs. A church and a priest with 1 plough. A certain man-at-arms of his holds
2 carucates of this land; he has 1 plough there. 2 villagers with 1/2 plough.
Value 20s. Meadow, 150 acres; pasturable woodland, 150 acres. Value before 1066
£3; now £4.
LANGOE Wapentake
In METHERINGHAM 8 1/2 carucates of land taxable. Land for 4 ploughs and 2 oxen.
Wintrehard, Walter's man, has 2 ploughs. 10 Freemen, 8 villagers and 16
smallholders with 6 ploughs. 2 mills, 12s; meadow, 150 acres; underwood, 60
acres. Value before 1066 £3; now £4. A jurisdiction of Branston.
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