Dormington was held by the church of St Guthlac in 1066, and Aestan the canon was the tenant. In 1086 the tenant was Walter (de Lacy). It was assessed at 1 hide, and remained with the house of St Guthlac until its dissolution by Henry VIII. In 1289-90 the tenant was Robert de Stepleton, and this famnily held the tenancy into the reign of Edward III (following Duncumb (1812).