Before 1066 Laughton belonged to Earl Edwin who had a hall there.

The first known building on the site was a Saxon hunting lodge for Earl Edwin.

He appears as Earl Edwin (Eduin comes) in the Domesday Book.

Earl Edwin held it.

Before 1066, most of the area was held by Earl Edwin, a Saxon nobleman.

After the Norman Invasion, Earl Edwin's lands were forfeited and came under the control of the Normans.

They were joined at Northampton by Earl Edwin and his forces.

At the time of the Norman invasion the manor was split between Earl Edwin and Ulf.

The manor was the possession of Earl Edwin at the time of the Norman invasion.

After the Norman invasion, the manor passed from Earl Edwin to the Crown.