Arnesby

Other current and historical names

Arnesbey
Erendesbi
Erendesberie

Built-Up Area: Arnesby
Parish/Community: Arnesby
District/Borough: Harborough
County: Leicestershire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°31'35"N 1°5'31"W
Eastings/Northings: 461685, 292447
OS Grid: SP616924
Mapcode Local: GBR 9Q6.LNW
Mapcode Global: VHCT2.0RYM

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

Arnesby in historic gazetteers

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

Arnesbey, par., in S. of co. and 8 miles SE. of Leicester, 1510 ac., pop. 421; birthplace of Robert Hall (1764-1831), preacher and writer.

Arnesby in the Domesday Book

A village in Guthlaxton hundred, in the county of Leicestershire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Peverel
- Taxable Value: 9 ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
- Households: 14 villagers; 3 smallholders; 1 smallholder; 2 men
- Plough Teams: 7 men's ploughs (7 plough lands)
- Meadow: 4 furlongs
2nd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Coutances
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wulfric (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)

British Place Names

Arnesby, Leicestershire

Arnesby is a village in Leicestershire

Arnesby in historic gazetteers

Arnesby in the Domesday Book