 It is likely that this manor was given to "Northman miles" ("Northman the knight") in 1013 by King Æthelred II.This Northman is thought to be Northman, son of Leofwine.The charter was preserved in the archives of Thorney Abbey, which in the 1050s was one of those controlled by Northman's relation Abbot Leofric of Peterborough.