Fenton was not recorded by that name in the Domesday Survey, but what was then recorded as Holm, a manor previously held by Ulf Fenisc, was given to Gilbert de Gant. This manor included present-day Beckingham, Sutton, Fenton and Stragglethorpe. This large manor was assessed at 12 carucates in demesne and 12 carucates of sokeland with a population of more than 60 households including 2 priests and 2 churches.
The tithes of this manor were given to Bardney Abbey. Gilbert II de Gant, Gilbert's grandson, divided the estate, creating a new manor of Fenton which he granted to his Constable, Herbert son of Abelard, between 1150 and 1156 (Litchfield (1980).