" In the time of the Confessor the Abbot of Bury held 4 carucates and a half of land as a manor. There were 14 villeins, 16 bordars, 2 plought earns in demesne and 12 belonging to the men, 4 slaves, 8 acres of meadow, a winter mill, 12 beasts, 37 hogs, and 98 sheep. The value of the manor was 6 pounds but by the time of the Domesday Survey it had risen to 8. The bordars had then increased to 22 and the ploughteams in demesne had increased by one, but those of the men had come down to 6. There were in addition at the time of the Norman Survey 3 rounceys and 12 hives of bees. In Cockfield there were also 21 freemen with 5 carucates of land which 4 men held of the Abbot Berard 3 carucates, James i and Coleman i. 13 bordars and 4 slaves. Amongst these there were 8 ploughteams, subsequently reduced to 7, 16 acres of meadow and wood for 6 hogs. These men could all give or sell their land, but by soc and commendation they were under the Abbot, except one man over whom he only had soc. In Saxon days they were valued at 3 pounds, in Norman times at 4. The township was 13 quarantenes long and i league broad and paid in a gelt 23^.' In Domesday Survey a holding in Coresfella is mentioned and this no doubt is Cockfield. This was land held in the Confessor's day by 7 freemen holding land under Witgar or Wisgar by commendation and soc and sac consisting of 3 carucates and a half, 25 acres and 10 bordars, 3 ploughteams and 13 acres of meadow valued at 3 pounds. Of this Richard son of Earl Gislebert* was tenant in chief of King William. 3"