Image Weston Berkshire.jpg right thumb The river nearby Weston is a village in the civil parish of Welford, Berkshire Welford in the England English county of Berkshire . History The Domesday book recorded that Weston was a manor under the control of the Abingdon Abbey Church of Abingdon in 1086. Quote Of the land in this manor, Reinbold holds Leckhampstead, Berkshire Leckhampstead 10 hides and William 4 hides at Weston and Berner 2 hides at Boxford, Berkshire Boxford .... There is land for 11 ploughs . There are three ploughs and 12 wikt villein villans and 24 wikt bordar bordars with six ploughs and six four slaves and two acres of meadow and a church. It is and was worth 10 pounds. ref name Domesday Domesday Book A Complete Translation . London Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0 14 143994 7 p.142 ref Geography It is situated approximately half way between Great Shefford East Shefford and Welford, Berkshire Welford on the river Lambourn in the district of West Berkshire . The M4 motorway runs close by. The river is close by and there are two bridges to take you north to Elton Farm. The photo is a view of the section on the eastern side of the bridge. References reflist External links Commons category inline Weston, Berkshire Berkshire geo stub West Berkshire coord 51.460 1.426 type city region GB display title Category Villages in Berkshire Category West Berkshire Category Places in Berkshire listed in the Domesday Book ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image Image Sutton Scarsdale 578298 6ef9ba36.jpg 240px static image caption View from the footpath across Wrang Plantation towards Park Farm. latitude 53.21265 longitude 1.34259 official name Sutton Scarsdale population 1,523 population ref in Sutton cum Duckmanton civil parish Sutton cum Duckmanton shire district North East Derbyshire region East Midlands shire county Derbyshire constituency westminster North East Derbyshire UK Parliament constituency North East Derbyshire post town Chesterfield CHESTERFIELD postcode district S44 5 postcode area S dial code 01246 os grid reference SK440686 Sutton Scarsdale is a very small village in Derbyshire , England . It is in the North East Derbyshire district. It is very close to the M1 motorway . The settlement is notable for a large, ruined former stately home called Sutton Scarsdale Hall . Near to the settlement are the villages of Heath, Derbyshire Heath , Temple Normanton and Arkwright Town . Early history This manor was in the Domesday book in 1086. Under the title of The lands of Roger de Poitou ref Roger de Poitou had a number of manors given to him by the William the conqueror king . Besides Sutton Scarsdale he had Stainsby , South Wingfield , Beighton and Blingsby Gate sic in Derbyshire. Although a comment is added Roger de Poitou had these lands but now they are in the King s hand ref it said blockquote In Sutton Scarsdale Stenulf had four wikt carucate carucates of land to the wikt geld geld . Land for five ploughs. The lord has there one plough and six wikt villein villans and one wikt bordar bordar with one plough, There is a mill rendering two shillings and eight acres of meadow. Woodland pasture half a league long and three furlongs broad. TRE ref name tre TRE in Latin is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of Edward the confessor King Edward before the Battle of Hastings . ref worth forty shillings now twenty shillings ref name Domesday Domesday Book A Complet ... more details
Infobox UK place country England static image Image BretbyChurch.JPG 250 px static image caption The Church at Bretby latitude 52.804 longitude 1.566 map type Derbyshire official name Bretby population shire district South Derbyshire shire county Derbyshire region East Midlands constituency westminster post town BURTON ON TRENT postcode district DE15 postcode area DE dial code os grid reference SK293230 Bretby is a village in the south of Derbyshire , England, north of Swadlincote and east of Burton upon Trent , on the border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire . The name means dwelling place of Britons . There is a secondary settlement known as Stanhope Bretby this was the site of a colliery. ref name duk http www.derbyshireuk.net bretby.html Bretby at DerbyshireUK ref History Bretby is believed to be the site of a major battle between the Danes and kingdom of Mercia in AD880. This manor Bretebi was in the Domesday Book in 1086. Under the title of The land of the William the conqueror King in Derbyshire ref The King had a number of manors in Derbyshire . Besides Bretby and Newton Solney he had a list that included Repton , Milton, Derbyshire Milton , Wirksworth , Weston on Trent , Walton on Trent and Ashbourne, Derbyshire Ashbourne . ref it said blockquote In Newton Solney and Bretby lfgar had seven wikt carucate carucates of land to the wikt geld geld . There is land for six ploughs. There the king has one plough and nineteen wikt villein villans and one wikt bordar bordar with five ploughs. There are convert 12 acre m2 of meadow, woodland pasture two leagues long and three furlongs broad. TRE ref name tre TRE in Latin is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of Edward the confessor King Edward before the Battle of Hastings . ref as now worth one hundred shillings. ref name Domesday Domesday Book A Complete Translation . London Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0 14 143994 7 p.744 ref blockquote Image Bretby Pond.jpg thumb left Bretby ponds are nearby Image Bretbybrad ... more details
infobox UK place country England latitude 52.8500 longitude 1.5900 official name Newton Solney shire district South Derbyshire shire county Derbyshire region East Midlands constituency westminster Burton UK Parliament constituency Burton post town BURTON ON TRENT postcode district DE14 postcode area DE dial code 01283 os grid reference SK282256 population Newton Solney is a small village in South Derbyshire , England , located about two miles 3 km from the East Staffordshire border, near to Burton upon Trent . Its nearest neighbour is Repton , situated about two miles 3 km to the northeast. History Image NewtinSolneyUnicorn.JPG left thumbnail The Unicorn ref name dd Image St Marys Newton Solney Derbys.JPG left 200px St Marys Newton Solney When the Anglian invaders came up the Trent in the sixth century, they would have found Newton Solney a very attractive place, sitting at the confluence of two rivers, the River Trent Trent , which could be forded here and the River Dove, Derbyshire Dove . They called it Niwantune meaning the new farm and from this tiny nucleus, the village slowly grew. When the Vikings, in their turn, raided Mercia and destroyed the Saxon monastery at Repton 873 4 they may also have sacked and occupied Newton Solney. Image NewtonParkHotel.JPG left thumbnail The Newton Park Hotel ref name dd Public domain image from Wikimedia Commons accessed May 2007 ref . This manor was in the Domesday Book in 1086. Under the title of The land of the William the conqueror King in Derbyshire ref The King had a number of manors in Derbyshire . Besides Bretby and Newton Solney he had a list that included Repton , Milton, Derbyshire Milton , Wirksworth , Weston on Trent , Walton on Trent and Ashbourne, Derbyshire Ashbourne . ref it said blockquote In Newton Solney and Bretby lfgar had seven wikt carucate carucates of land to the wikt geld geld . There is land for six ploughs. There the king has one plough and nineteen wikt villein villans and one wikt bordar bordar ... more details
Infobox UK place country England latitude 52.119773 longitude 1.812616 official name Pebworth population static image Image Pebworth church.jpg 180px static image caption Pebworth Church is at the west end of the village shire district Wychavon shire county Worcestershire region West Midlands civil parish Pebworth constituency westminster postcode district CV37 postcode area CV post town STRATFORD UPON AVON dial code os grid reference SP129469 london distance Pebworth is a village and civil parish in the county of Worcestershire , lying about 8 km north north west of the town of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire . Until 1931, the parish which includes the hamlet of Broad Marston was itself in Gloucestershire, as part of Pebworth Rural District . Pebworth is bordered to the north and north east by the parishes of Dorsington and Long Marston, Warwickshire Long Marston , which are today in Warwickshire . History Pebworth is mentioned in the Domesday Book blockquote Hugh de Grandmesnil holds Pebworth. There are two hides and one virgate. Two thegns held it as two manors. There are three ploughs and one wikt villein villan and one wikt bordar bordar and seven slaves. br The same Hugh holds Broad Marston. There are two hides. ref name Domesday Domesday Book A Complete Transliteration . London Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0 14 143994 7 p.? ref blockquote Pebworth is known as one of the Shakespeare villages. William Shakespeare is said to have joined a party of Stratford folk which set itself to outdrink a drinking club at Bidford on Avon Bidford on Avon , and as a result of his labours in that regard to have fallen asleep under the crab tree of which a descendant is still called Shakespeare s Tree. When morning dawned his friends wished to renew the encounter but he wisely said No I have drunk with Piping Pebworth, Dancing Long Marston, Warwickshire Marston , Haunted Hillboro , Hungry Temple Grafton Grafton , Dodging Exhall, Stratford on Avon Exhall , Papist Wixford , Beggar ... more details
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infobox UK place country England official name Weston Underwood map type Derbyshire latitude 52.979 longitude 1.566 static image Image 225941 355218e3 by Mike Bardill.jpg 240px static image caption Weston Underwood. civil parish Weston Underwood population 165 shire district Amber Valley shire county Derbyshire region East Midlands constituency westminster Derbyshire Dales UK Parliament constituency Derbyshire Dales post town Ashbourne, Derbyshire Ashbourne postcode district DE6 postcode area DE dial code 01335 os grid reference SK2942 Weston Underwood is an agricultural village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire . It is just over five miles 8 km from Derby. Nearby places are Mugginton , Kedleston Hall and Carsington Water . History Weston Underwood is mentioned in the Domesday Book ref name Domesday Domesday Book A Complete Transliteration . London Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0 14 143994 7 p.752 ref . In 1086, the book notes that blockquote In Weston Underwood, Wolfsige had 1 wikt carucate carucate of land to the wikt geld geld . There is land for one plough. There is now one ploughs in demesne and six wikt villein villans and six wikt bordar bordars have two ploughs.Therebare six acres of pasture and woodland pasture a league unit league long and half a league broad. Value was 40 shillings now twenty shillings. Gulbert holds it for Ralph de Buron. blockquote References Reflist 2 External links Commons category Weston Underwood, Derbyshire http www.derbyshireuk.net muggy.html A guide to Weston Underwood and Mugginton http www.nationalarchives.gov.uk domesday Domesday Book , from The National Archives UK . Category Villages in Derbyshire Category Civil parishes in Derbyshire Derbyshire geo stub nl Weston Underwood Derbyshire no Weston Underwood Derbyshire pl Weston Underwood Derbyshire ... more details
Refimprove date June 2011 File Gratwich geograph.org.uk 354319.jpg 250px right Gratwich is a small hamlet in Kingstone, Staffordshire Kingstone civil parish , in Staffordshire , England , four miles southwest of Uttoxeter in the valley of the River Blythe . It is believed that the name Gratwich comes from the Old English greot , meaning gravel and wic meaning lying on , so Gratwich means lying on gravel . An alternative possibility may be a dairy farm by the gravelly stream . In the Domesday Book of 1086 Gratwich is recorded as Crotewiche . At that time the manor was part of the lands of Robert de Stafford . There was sufficient arable land for three plough s. The recorded population was four villein s, five bordar s and one serf . There was a Grist mill which brought in four shillings per year, and the manor was recorded as being worth 24 shillings per year. There was one acre of meadow and a wood half a league unit league in length and breadth. ref http www.places.staffspasttrack.org.uk engine resource exhibition standard default.asp?txtKeywords &lstContext &lstResourceType &lstExhibitionType 3&chkPurchaseVisible &txtDateFrom &txtDateTo &originator 2Fengine 2Fsearch 2Fdefault hndlr.asp&page &records 64&direction 1&pointer 8946&text 0&resource 24052 Staffordshire Places Gratwich ref The village church is St. Mary the Virgin s. ref http www.wishful thinking.org.uk genuki STS Gratwich MIs.html Inscriptions from the churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin s ref ref http www.uttoxeterarea.org index.php?p 1 10 Gratwich St Mary the Virgin St. Mary the Virgin s parish website ref Notable locals include native Ruth Gledhill born 1959 , journalist for The Times , daughter of the vicar of the time. References reflist coord 52.882 1.959 type city region GB display title Category Hamlets in Staffordshire Category Places in Staffordshire listed in the Domesday Book Staffordshire geo stub ... more details
infobox UK place country England latitude 52.7 longitude 1.125 os grid reference TG112159 official name Weston Longville population 303 area total km2 11.24 static image Image Inside Weston Longville church.jpg 240px static image caption Inside the All Saint s church shire district Broadland shire county Norfolk region East of England civil parish Weston Longville constituency westminster postcode district NR9 postcode area NR post town NORWICH dial code london distance Weston Longville is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk , approximately convert 8 mi km north west of Norwich . Its name is derived from the Manor of Longaville in Normandy , France , which owned the local land in the 12th century. It covers an area of convert 11.24 km2 abbr on and had a population of 303 in 127 households as of the United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 census . ref http www.norfolk.gov.uk consumption groups public documents general resources ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes . Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council 2001 . Retrieved 20 June 2009. ref For the purposes of local government, it falls within the Non metropolitan district district of Broadland . History The Domesday book recorded that this manor was under the ownership of the Bishop of Bayeux . Quote In Weston Longville, Stigand held one wikt berewick berewick TRE of fifty acres of land and twenty acres of meadow. There have always been six wikt bordar bordars and half a plough although it is i the valuation of Snettisham . ref name Domesday Domesday Book A Complete Translation . London Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0 14 143994 7 p.1076 ref The village was home to 18th century clergyman and diary diarist , the James Woodforde Parson Woodforde , whose work exhibits a fondness of food and ale, and in whose honour the village pub is named. Find out more about the Parson and his parishioners at http www.parsonwoodforde.org.uk his reputation as a man wi ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 52.07 longitude 02.52 official name Ashperton population shire district shire county Herefordshire region West Midlands constituency westminster post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference SO6441 Ashperton is a small village about twelve miles east of Hereford , in Herefordshire , England . Location The village is on the A417 road , the route of a Roman road from Gloucester , in typical rolling Herefordshire countryside. Villages nearby include Monkhide , Tarrington and Canon Frome . Attractions Ashperton is mentioned in the Domesday Book under Radlow hundred in Herefordshire. The book, which was written in 1086, said Quote The same William fitzBaderon William ref William FitzBaderon held several manors in Herefordshire including Ruardean , Whitwick, Herefordshire Whitwick , Munsley and Walsopthorne . ref holds Ashperton Wulfwig held it of Earl Harold and could go where he would. There are five and a half hides paying geld. In demesne are four ploughs and six wikt villan villans and two wikt bordar bordars with three ploughs and thirteen slaves and twenty acres of meadow. There is woodland one league square. It was and is worth 110 shillings. ref Domesday Book, a complete translation, Ann Williams and G.H. Martin Eds , p751, ISBN 0140515356, 2002 ref The village has a site of a Norman architecture Norman castle and moat and a church, St Bartholomew s. The disused Hereford and Gloucester Canal runs nearby. The village has a mix of black and white cottages and 1970s housing. The village was once the site of a large agricultural accident when a John Deere combine harvester was burnt to the ground while operating following a fault with the drying system. The village is also home to a large poultry site owned by Cranberry Foods which mainly is used as a brood and move site for turkeys. It is also occasionally used for rearing intensive broiler meat chickens. There is a l ... more details
Infobox UK place official name Layham country England region East of England os grid reference latitude 52.028 longitude 0.966 post town postcode area postcode district dial code shire county Suffolk shire district Babergh hide services Yes Image St Andrews church Layham Suffolk.jpg right thumb St.Andrew s Layham is a small village and a civil parish in southern Suffolk , England , situated between the town of Hadleigh, Suffolk Hadleigh and the neighbouring village of Raydon . The civil parish contains the villages of Upper Layham and Lower Layham , separated by the River Brett. It is part of the Babergh district ref http www.babergh south suffolk.gov.uk Babergh District Council ref and it is currently represented by Tim Yeo M.P. It has a church, St Andrews ref http www.suffolkchurches.co.uk layham.htm Guide to St Andrew Church ref , and a public house, The Queen s Head, which are both situated in Lower Layham. More information on these and other aspects of Layham appear on the Parish Council s web site ref http www.layham.org Layham Parish Council web site ref . History Layham is mentioned in the Domesday Book Little Domesday book. Quote elfnoth held Layham from Harold Godwinson Harold TRE ref name tre TRE in Latin is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of Edward the Confessor King Edward before the Battle of Hastings . ref as a manor with three w carucate carucates of land. Then as now 4 wikt villein villans and 7 wikt bordar bordars . Then five slaves now six. Then as now 2 ploughs in wikt demesne demesne and two ploughs belonging to the men. Eleven acres of meadow, one horse, fifteen head of cattle, fifteen pigs, 100 sheep and nineteen goats. Then it was worth seventy shillings now 100 shillings. It is half a league long and a half broad four and a half pennies in geld. St Edmund had the soke. ref name Domesday Domesday Book A Complete Translation . London Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0 14 143994 7 p.1290 ref References Reflist 2 External links Commons categor ... more details
infobox UK place official name Emmington static image name Emmington church.jpg static image caption Parish church of St. Nicholas latitude 51.715 longitude 0.928 os grid reference SP7402 label position bottom population population ref civil parish Chinnor shire district South Oxfordshire shire county Oxfordshire region South East England country England post town Chinnor postcode district OX39 postcode area OX dial code 01844 constituency westminster Henley UK Parliament constituency Henley website Emmington is a village about convert 4.5 mi 0 southeast of Thame in Oxfordshire . Manor The Domesday book of 1086 records Emmington blockquote William Peverel holds 10 Hide unit hides in Emmington. ref William Peverel held a number of Manorialism manors that William I of England William the Conqueror had granted to him, including Emmington and Crowell, Oxfordshire Crowell in Oxfordshire. ref Land for 5 ploughs. Now in wikt demesne demesne are 2 ploughs and six slaves and 10 wikt villein villans and 4 wikt bordar bordars with 5 ploughs. There are 12 acre s ref convert 12 acre 0 ref of meadow. It was worth 6 now 7. Alwine held these two estates freely. blockquote Parish church Emmington has had a parish priest since at least 1190. sfn Lobel 1964 pp 91 98 Demolition work in 1873 discovered what was believed to be Norman architecture Norman masonry, suggesting that the original parish church was on the same site as the present Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas . The building was largely rebuilt in the 14th century, and the belltower survives from this time. In 1874 the Gothic Revival architecture Gothic Revival architects Charles Buckeridge and John Loughborough Pearson J.L. Pearson partly rebuilt the chancel and nave . sfn Sherwood Pevsner 1974 p 592 Amenities Emmington has one public house , The Inn. ref http www.theinnatemmington.co.uk The Inn at Emmington ref References reflist Sources Cite book editor last Lobel editor first Mary D. editor link Mary Lobe ... more details
Infobox UK place country England static image Image Cubley 045079 3d77d42b.jpg 250px static image caption St Andrews Church, from the north. latitude 52.941 longitude 1.763 map type Derbyshire official name Cubley population shire district Derbyshire Dales shire county Derbyshire region East Midlands constituency westminster post town ASHBOURNE postcode district DE6 postcode area DE dial code os grid reference SK160382 Cubley is a civil parish parish of two closely linked villages six miles 10 km south of Ashbourne in Derbyshire . St Andrews Church is in Cubley parish. Great Cubley and Little Cubley are known collectively as Cubley. The church lies roughly equidistant from the two, but is technically in Great Cubley. History Image Cubley pump 295031 f1a16d5a.jpg thumb left The Village pump dated 1902 in Great Cubley Cubley is mentioned in the Domesday book where it is spelt Cobelei . The book says ref name Domesday Domesday Book A Complete Translation . London Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0 14 143994 7 p.747 ref under the title of The lands of Henry de Ferrers ref name nos Henry held a considerable number of manors including several in Derbyshire given to him by the William the conqueror King . These included obviously Cubley, but also included lands in Brailsford , Dalbury and Twyford, Derbyshire Twyford . ref blockquote In Cubley Siward had two wikt carucate carucates of land to the wikt geld geld . There is land for two ploughs. There are now two ploughs in wikt demesne demesne and four wikt villein villans and four wikt bordar bordars and one slave having one plough. There is a priest and a church and one mill rendering 12 pence and eight acres of meadow and woodland pasture one League unit league long and one league broad. TRE ref name tre TRE in Latin is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of Edward the confessor King Edward before the Battle of Hastings . ref worth 100 shillings now 40 shillings. Ralph holds it. blockquote Notable people John Flower Cle ... more details
infobox UK place country England latitude 51.245 longitude 0.79 official name Otterden population shire district Maidstone borough Maidstone shire county Kent region South East England constituency westminster post town Faversham postcode district ME13 postcode area ME13 dial code os grid reference Otterden is a village on the Kent Downs in the borough of Maidstone borough Maidstone in Kent , England . ref http www.faversham.org pages standard.aspx?i PageID 1182 Otterden Bot generated title ref History Otterden is mentioned in the Domesday Book under Kent in the lands belonging to Adam FitzHubert . The book which was written in 1086 said Quote The same Adam ref Adam Fitzhubert held several manors in Kent including Old Shelve , Langley, Kent Langley , and Chart Sutton . ref holds Otterden of the Bishop of Rochester bishop . It is assessed as half a wikt sulong sulong There is land for two ploughs and two wikt villan villans with four wikt bordar bordars having half a plough. There are two slaves and one acre of meadow and woodland for 5 pigs. TRE ref Tempore Regis Edward ie in the time of King Edward before the Norman Conquest in 1066 ref and aftgerwards worth about ten shillings now 30. To this manor belong two messuages in Canterbury giving 12 pence. Alweard had this manor from King Edward. ref Domesday Book, a complete translation, Ann Williams and GH Martin Eds , p19, ISBN 0140515356, 2002 ref From 1933 to 1940 and from 1946 to 1948, Otterden was the home of the Bunce Court School , founded by Anna Essinger when she closed her German boarding school after the Nazi Party Machtergreifung seized power and moved her school to England. ref Michael Luick Thram, http www.northdowns.plus.com otterden essinger.html Anna Essinger and the New Herrlingen School Parish of Otterden website. Dissertation excerpt, Creating New Americans WWII era European Refugees Formation of American Identities . Retrieved September 28, 2011 ref References reflist 2 External links Commons categ ... more details
Infobox UK place country England static image Image South Wingfield Church.jpg 240 px static image caption South Wingfield church during the 2007 floods latitude 53.0956 longitude 1.440 map type Derbyshire official name South Wingfield population shire district Amber Valley shire county Derbyshire region East Midlands constituency westminster post town ALFRETON postcode district DE55 postcode area DE dial code os grid reference SK375555 South Wingfield is a village in the Scarsdale Hundred of Derbyshire , England , and is now part of the district council area of Amber Valley . class toccolours style float left margin right 2em margin bottom 1em font size 85 background c6dbf7 color black width 25em max width 40 cellspacing 5 style text align left The Domesday Book South Wingfield is listed amongst the small proportion of manors that are owned by Roger de Poitou . In 1086, the book notes that blockquote In South? Wingfield Alnoth had two wikt carucate carucates of land to the wikt geld geld . There is land for three ploughs. Robert holds it of Count Alan under William Peverel and has 1 plough. There is a priest and 8 wikt villein villans and 2 wikt bordar bordars and 3 ploughs. There is convert 4 acre m2 of meadow. It was and is worth 20 shillings. ref name Domesday Domesday Book A Complete Translation . London Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0 14 143994 7 p.744 ref blockquote style text align left font size 85 Note Above the reference for Wingfield there is a note which says Roger de Poitou had these lands now they are in the King s hand. An ex coal mining mining village, it has a mixed community. Its most famous landmark is Wingfield Manor , a ruined manor house built around 1450. It is situated about convert 2 mi km from Crich , and convert 6 mi km from Matlock, Derbyshire Matlock . It sits astride one B roads in Great Britain B class road, the B5035 road B5035 , and the River Amber runs through the lower parts of the parish. The centre of the village is at the Market Place, w ... more details
Infobox UK place country England official name Grendon latitude longitude label position bottom civil parish Grendon population population ref shire district North Warwickshire shire county Warwickshire region West Midlands constituency westminster North Warwickshire UK Parliament constituency North Warwickshire post town Atherstone postcode district CV9 postcode area CV dial code 01827 os grid reference SP2799 london distance mi 99 london direction SE area total km2 static image File Grendon, Warwickshire, All Saints Church.jpg 250px static image caption All Saints Church in Grendon for The village on the A5 Grendon, Atherstone Grendon is a Village and Civil Parish in North Warwickshire it situated three miles 5 km west of Atherstone and five miles 8 km east of Tamworth . Old Grendon File Grendon, Warwickshire, entrance to Ice House.jpg 240px right thumb Entrance to Ice House File Grendon, Warwickshire, Domed ceiling of Ice House.jpg 240px right thumb Domed ceiling of Ice House The old village of Grendon lies on the north western tip of Warwickshire, divided from Leicestershire by a small stream and by the River Anker .Also, Grendon has since enlarged and is currently at a population of circa 1000. Grendon is mentioned in the Domesday Book blockquote Henry de Ferrers holds Catmore and five and a half hides in Grendon and Turstin holds of him. There is land for 16 ploughs. There are 24 wikt villein villans and sixteen wikt bordar bordars with eight ploughs. There is a mill rendering 5 shillings and convert 36 acre m2 of meadow, woodland one and a half leagues long and one league broad. It was and is worth 40 shillings. Siward Barn held it. ref name Domesday Domesday Book A Complete Transliteration . London Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0 14 143994 7 p.663 ref blockquote Grendon Hall was demolished in 1933. However, there are several structures of age which remain, most notably the bridge over the River Anker, which in its current form dates back to 1633. The old ser ... more details
dablink This article is about Fifield in West Oxfordshire. For the similarly named village in the Vale of White Horse District, formerly in Berkshire, please see Fyfield, Oxfordshire . Infobox UK place official name Fifield static image Image Fifield church.jpg 240px static image caption Parish church of St. John the Baptist population population ref os grid reference SP2318 civil parish Fifield shire district West Oxfordshire shire county Oxfordshire region South East England country England latitude 51.870 longitude 1.655 post town postcode area OX postcode district OX7 dial code 01993 constituency westminster Witney UK Parliament constituency Witney website Fifield is a village and Civil parish United Kingdom civil parish about convert 4 mi km north of Burford in Oxfordshire . History The Toponym toponymy is probably a transliteration of its Old English name of Fifhides . ref Domesday Book A Complete Translation , 2003, page 1345 ref Image Domesday book 1804x972.jpg left thumbnail Fifhides is in the Domesday Book ref name dd Line drawing from Historic Byways and Highways of Old England , Andrew Williams, 1900 ref . Fifield is mentioned in the Domesday book . In 1086 it says blockquote Henry de Ferrers holds Fifield ref Henry de Ferrers held a considerable number of manors given to him by the William the conqueror King including several in Oxfordshire . These included obviously Fifield, but also Dean, Oxfordshire Dean , Chastleton , Badgemore and Sibford ref . There are five hides. Land for seven ploughs. Now in wikt demesne demesne 2 ploughs and 4 slaves and 9 wikt villein villans with 4 wikt bordar bordars have 5 ploughs. There are 24 acres of meadow. Pasture one league in length and one breadth. It was and is worth 100 shillings. ref Domesday Book A Complete Translation , 2003, page 433 ref . blockquote A hide was a holding sufficient to support one family which would include the parents, children, possibly an aged relative, and all servants and varied in size ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 53.09 longitude 01.76 official name Alsop en le Dale population shire district shire county Derbyshire region East Midlands constituency westminster post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference SK1655 Alsop en le Dale is a tiny village in Derbyshire , England . Located some 5 miles north of Ashbourne, Derbyshire Ashbourne , it lies close to the Staffordshire border, and is only a mile from Dovedale , a popular tourist location. File Alsop en le Dale Church geograph.org.uk 205725.jpg thumb left 250px The church at Alsop en le Dale Comprising only a few cottages and scattered farms, the village is nonetheless of long standing. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book under Derbyshire in the lands belonging to William the conqueror the King . ref King William held a number of notable manors in Derbyshire including Weston on Trent , Melbourne, Derbyshire Melbourne , and Newton Solney . ref The book which was written in 1086 said Quote In Parwich are two wikt carucate carucates of land to the geld. There is land for two ploughs. It is waste. Kolli holds it of the king and he has three wikt villan villans with two wikt bordar bordars with three ploughs. There are twelve acres of meadow. To this manor belong wikt berewick berewicks of Alsop en le Dale , Hanson Grange and Cold Eaton . There are 2 wikt carucate carucates of land to the geld. There is land for two ploughs. It is waste. ref Domesday Book, a complete translation, Ann Williams and GH Martin Eds , p742, ISBN 0 14 051535 6, 2002 ref The church of St. Michael and All Angels is of Norman dynasty Norman origin, but was Victorian restoration restored in the 19th century. The church also serves the hamlets of Alsop Moor, Cold Eaton and Newton Grange. Alsop Hall, located opposite the church, was built in the late 16th century for the Alsop family. The village formerly had a station served by the railway line connecting Ashbo ... more details
Infobox UK place country England static image Image 285173 4701e868 by Nikki Mahadevan.jpg 240px static image caption St Lawrence Church, Shottle. latitude 53.044 longitude 1.537 map type Derbyshire official name Shottle population shire district Amber Valley shire county Derbyshire region East Midlands constituency westminster post town BELPER postcode district DE56 postcode area DE dial code os grid reference SK311497 Shottle is a village roughly convert 2.5 mi km 0 west of Belper , Derbyshire England. In Norman times , the manor of Shottle, referred to as Sothille in the Domesday Survey , belonged to the Henry de Ferrers Ferrers ref name hf Henry de Ferrers held a considerable number of manors including a large number in Derbyshire given to him by the William the conqueror King . These included obviously Shottle, but also included Barrow upon Trent , Chellaston , Etwall , Hatton , Osmaston , Normanton, Derbyshire , Spondon and Swarkestone ref family. In 1086, the book notes that blockquote In Shottle and Wallstone Gamal had six wikt carucate carucates of land to the wikt geld geld . There is land for as many ploughs. There are now one ploughs in wikt demesne demesne and three wikt villein villans and three wikt bordar bordars having one ploughs and five acres of meadow. Woodland pasture 3 and a half leagues by one and a half leagues. TRE ref name tre TRE in Latin is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of Edward the confessor King Edward before the Battle of Hastings . ref worth ten shillings now ten shillings. Godric holds it ref name Domesday Domesday Book A Complete Translation . London Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0 14 143994 7 p.745 ref blockquote Shottle Park was one of the seven parks within Duffield Frith . ref Turbutt, G., 1999 A History of Derbyshire. Volume 2 Medieval Derbyshire, Cardiff Merton Priory Press ref The gate at its south east corner is still known as Shottle Gate. To the south was the much smaller Postern Park. The present day parish is kno ... more details
File Knowlton church dorset march2008.JPG thumb right Knowlton Church File Remains of Knowlton church and henge geograph.org.uk 1295979.jpg thumb right Henge surrounding Knowlton Church Knowlton is a small area in Dorset , England , UK . Its most recognizable features are a ruined Norman church, built within a neolithic henge monument. This site is maintained by English Heritage . ref cite web url http www.english heritage.org.uk server.php?show nav.15707 title Knowlton Church and Earthworks publisher English Heritage year 2008 accessdate 2008 10 11 ref The henge enclosing Knowlton Church is only one of three henges and associated earthworks. However, Church Henge is the best preserved. Nearby is Great Barrow, the largest round barrow in Dorset. Aerial photographs reveal a large number of ploughed out barrows in the immediate vicinity. Knowlton is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086&ndash 87 as Chenoltone . Winfrith Newburgh , East or West Lulworth , Wintreborne and Knowlton were held by William I of England King William they were previously held by Edward the Confessor King Edward . ref name DB cite book last Williams first Ann authorlink coauthors G H Martin title Domesday Book A Complete Translation publisher Penguin year 2002 location London pages 1367 199 url doi id isbn 9780141439945 ref The Domesday Book also records two Hide unit hides of the land of the Robert, Count of Mortain Count of Mortain in Knowlton, named as Chenoltune in the book, held by Ansgar, which was held by thelm r in the time of Edward the Confessor King Edward . This land paid geld, was enough for one plough with one slave and one bordar, a mill paying 12s6d, and was worth 25s. ref name DB2 cite book last Williams first Ann authorlink coauthors G H Martin title Domesday Book A Complete Translation publisher Penguin year 2002 location London pages 1367 212 url doi id isbn 9780141439945 ref The site of the ancient village of Knowlton as opposed to the present day hamlet is located 50 yard ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image File Tissington.jpg 250px static image caption small Tissington Pond small latitude 53.07 longitude 1.74 official name Tissington map type Derbyshire population shire district Derbyshire Dales shire county Derbyshire region East Midlands constituency westminster West Derbyshire UK Parliament constituency West Derbyshire post town DERBY postcode district DE6 postcode area DE dial code 01335 os grid reference SK176523 Tissington is a village in Derbyshire , England . It is part of the estate house estate of Tissington Hall , owned by the Fitzherbert Baronets FitzHerbert family since 1465. It is regarded as one of the most picturesque English villages and is a popular tourist attraction, particularly during its well dressing week. It also gives its name to the Tissington Trail , a convert 13 mi km sing on walk and cycle path which passes nearby. The Limestone Way , another long distance path and bridleway , passes through the village itself. History Tissington Old English Tidsige s farm settlement ref http www.nottingham.ac.uk cczappdv epnnewmap detailpop.php?placeno 3366 English Place Names Society Database at the University of Nottingham ref is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Tizinctun , ref name Domesindex Domesday Book A Complete Translation . London Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0 14 143994 7 p.1413 ref having been given to Henry de Ferrers ref name hf Henry was given a large number of manors throughout England, but particularly in Derbyshire. ref by the William the conqueror King blockquote In Tizinctun Ulchel, Edric, Ganel, Uluiet, Wictric, Leuric, Godwin had 4 wikt carucate carucates of land for wikt geld geld . Land for 4 ploughs. Now in the demesne there are 3 ploughs and 12 wikt villein villanes , and 8 wikt bordar bordars having 4 ploughs, and 1 mill of 3 shillings value and convert 30 acre m2 of meadow. Underwood convert 1 mi km sing on in length and 4 furlongs in breadth. In the time of Edward the Confessor Kin ... more details
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