Aldsworth

Other current and historical names

Aldesorde

Parish/Community: Aldsworth
District/Borough: Cotswold
County: Gloucestershire
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°47'21"N 1°46'36"W
Eastings/Northings: 415485, 210099
OS Grid: SP154100
Mapcode Local: GBR 4RK.TTT
Mapcode Global: VHB2G.49Z5

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

Aldsworth in historic gazetteers

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

Aldsworth.-- par., E. Gloucestershire, 10 miles NE. of Cirencester, 3460 ac., pop. 386.

Aldsworth in the Domesday Book

A village in Bibury hundred, in the county of Gloucestershire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Gloucester St Peter
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Gloucester
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Gloucester
- Taxable Value: 11 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £8 in 1086
- Households: 21 villagers; 5 smallholders; 6 slaves; 2 Frenchmen
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 15 men's ploughs
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Balki the Dane
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alward son of Reinbald
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alward son of Reinbald
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs
- Woodland: ¹⁄₂ mixed measure

British Place Names

Aldsworth, Gloucestershire

Aldsworth is a village in Gloucestershire

Aldsworth in historic gazetteers

Aldsworth in the Domesday Book