ENTRIES FOR LONGSTANTON IN THE DOMESDAY BOOK
In NORTHSTOW Hundred:
Land of Count Alan
In LONGSTANTON Picot holds 4 hides and 1 ½ virgates from the Count. Land for 5 ploughs. In lordship 2 ploughs;
4 villagers, 12 smallholders and 6 cottagers have 6 ploughs.
1 slave; meadow for 2 ploughs.
The value is and was 100s; before 1066 £8.
13 Freemen held this land. One of them was Bishop Wulfwy’s man; the rest were Edeva’s men; all could grant and sell their land.
Land of Gilbert son of Thorold
Gilbert, son of Thorold holds 4 ½ hides in LONGSTANTON. Land for 6 ploughs. Hugh holds from him. In lordship 2 ploughs;
7 villagers with 9 smallholders and 13 cottagers have 4 ploughs.
3 slaves; meadow for 2 ploughs; from the marsh 3,200 eels and 2s 8d.
The value is and was £6; before 1066 £8.
Saxi, King Edward’s thane, held this land and could grant or sell.
Land of Picot of Cambridge
In LONGSTANTON Guy holds 3 hides from Picot. Land for 4 ploughs.
In lordship 2:
6 smallholders with 5 cottagers could have 2 ploughs.
Meadow for 2 ploughs.
Value £4; when acquired £8; before 1066 £10.
15 Freeman held this land. 11 of them, King Edward’s men, had 1 ½ hides and found 2 cartages and 5 escorts for the Sheriff; they could grant and sell their land. 3 others had 1 hide under the Abbot of Ely and could sell; but the jurisdiction remained with the Abbot. One, Saxi’s man, had ½ hide; he could not grant.
Land of William son of Ansculf
William son of Ansculf holds ½ virgate in LONGSTANTON from the King. Land for 2 oxen.
Meadow for 2 oxen.
The value is and was 2s; before 1066, 5s.
Hoch held this land under Earl Waltheof; he could not grant.
Now Picot holds from William.
Reference: Domesday Book 18 Cambridgeshire. History from the Sources series. Gen. Ed. John Morris. Ed. Alexander Rumble. Pub. Phillimore, Chichester, 1981. ISBN 0 85033 387 3 (case). ISBN 0 85033 388 1 (limp).
Compiled by HAE Stroude, 2010
