Cratley is a lost village in
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The trad ...
, England. It may have been located close to North Laithes Farm at
Kneesall
Kneesall is a village and civil parish in the East Midlands of England in the county of Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 221. Forming part of the Newark and Sherwood district, Kneesall is situated on th ...
although an alternative site east of Laund Wood has been suggested. Another name's for the settlement is Cratela, or Creilage. Two field names on the Estate Map of the
Liberty of Rufford i.e. (Rufford Estate) in 1637 are given as East and West Credlin.
The Village of Cratley was listed as Crastell in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...
as having 22 villeins and 2 bordars, i.e. 22 villagers, 2 smallholders.
4 Ploughlands. 2 Lord's Plough Teams for the Demesne Lands of the Manor. and 9 Men's Plough Teams.
Each Ploughteam had 8 Oxons.
Total population in 1086 was 24 households (quite large), Total tax paid by all the owners: 2.5 geld
According to the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...
Tax was paid on 26 Acres of Demense Meadow Land, and 0.5 leagues of Woodland
Lord of the Manor
Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seig ...
in 1066: Ulf Fenman. Value to the Lord was in 1066 £6.
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