Alderbury

Other current and historical names

Alwarberie
Alwaresberie

Parish/Community: Alderbury
Unitary Authority: Wiltshire
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Other Settlement

Latitude/Longitude: 51°2'15"N 1°44'15"W
Eastings/Northings: 418500, 126500
OS Grid: SU185265
Mapcode Local: GBR 51P.ZFG
Mapcode Global: FRA 767C.QXF

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Alderbury within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Alderbury in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Alderbury, par., civ. par., vil., and seat, in above hundred, 3 miles SE. of Salisbury -- par., 4486 ac., pop. 1213; civ. par., 2265 ac., pop. 667; P.O.

Alderbury in the Domesday Book

A village in Alderbury hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Church of Alderbury
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Church of Alderbury
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alward the priest (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 6 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 10/- in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 8 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
- Meadow: 10 acres
- Woodland: 4 furlongs
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Church of Alderbury
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Church of Alderbury
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern the priest (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bode
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Waleran the hunter
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ingenulf of Whaddon (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 other household
4th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bode
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Edward
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 3/2½ in 1086

British Place Names

Alderbury, Wiltshire

Alderbury is a settlement in Wiltshire

Alderbury in historic gazetteers

Alderbury in the Domesday Book