Manor of Byng

The Manor of Byng is a former manorial estate located in the county of Suffolk, UK. The manor house is the 16th-century Byng Hall. The manor is located within the area known as Pettistree, near Ufford. The manor includes Byng Hall Lane, Byng Lane, Byng Brook and a considerable amount of the local farmland stretching to the outskirts of Wickham Market.

Historically referred to as Beagingas or Benga/ges, Byng was originally a 6th-century settlement located in Suffolk near Sutton Hoo which formed part of the Kingdom of East Anglia. The place name, Beagingas, means Beagas people. Referred to as Benga/Benges at the time of the survey.

Walter de Caen held the manor as tenant-in-chief from Robert Malet's mother. This manor formed part of the Easton Estate once owned by the Earl of Rochford, and later the Dukes of Hamilton.

The first historical details of the manor were recorded in the Domesday book which stated prior to the Norman conquest the manor was in the estate of Edric in Edward the Confessor's time, and was held by Robert Malet at the time of the survey. The original manor land in the Domesday Book was recorded as being 234 acres (95 ha).

No manor apparently existed in Saxon times but Edric held a carucate and a half of land, with 1 villein, 1 bordar, 1 serf, 1 ploughteam, 2 acres of meadow, 1 rouney, 4 beasts, 16 hogs and 80 sheep valued at 20s. In Norman days the value had doubled and there were; 2 bordars, 2 ploughteams.

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