A manor of 5 hides was held by Earl Harold in 1066, and in 1086 it was held by Peter the Sheriff on behalf of the king. A further 51 acres formerly held by Earl Harold were held in 1086 by Richard from Count Eustace. A manor of 4 hides that was held by Burgheard, a free man, in 1066 was held by Hugh from Robert Gernon in 1086. Finally Modwin held 1 hide in 1086 that Earl Harold had held in 1066.
The chief manor of Great Witham was given, according to Wright, to Count Eistace of Boulogne who had married William I’s sister Goda. It thus passed to the crown, and King Stephen gave it to the Knights Templar, excepting the church, which he gave to St Martin-le-Grand in London.