1000s
1066
The Lords of Spaldington at the time of the Conquest were Ernwin the Priest and Alwin.
Ernwin appears to have held a large number of manors, including some in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Bedfordshire. He held 3 carucates and 1½ bovates in his manor of Spaldington.
Alwin also held many manors, including 6 carucates of sokeland in Spaldington, in his manor of Wressle.
1086
The name is recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Spellinton.
Spaldington (Spellinton) was listed as being in the manor of Wressle (Weresa) in the Domesday Book.
Spaldington had a recorded population of 5.0 households in 1086, putting it in the smallest 20% of settlements recorded in Domesday (NB: 5.0 households is an estimate, since multiple places are mentioned in the same entry), and is listed under 2 owners:
Tenant-in-chief: Gilbert Tison. Lord in 1086: Gilbert Tison. Lord in 1066: Alwin. Gilbert Tison held 6 carucates. [1]
Tenant-in-chief: Count Robert of Mortain. Lord in 1086: Nigel (Fossard). Lord in 1066: Ernwin the priest. The Count of Mortain held 3 carucates, 14 bovates.
The manor was farmed by Nigel, with 6 sokemen and 1 bordar there. The manor had sokeland, which comprised 6 bovates in Newsholme [in Wressle], 5 bovates in Willitoft, 1½ carucates in Foggathorpe, 2 carucates and 5 bovates in Laytham, 2 carucates and 6 bovates in East Cottingwith. However, 6 carucates of land in Spaldington were sokeland of the manor of Wressle. [2]
Sources
VCH. Yorks., ii, pp: 224, 272, cited in Early Yorkshire Charters Tison