Bacton

Other current and historical names

Bachetune

Parish/Community: Bacton
Unitary Authority: Herefordshire, County of
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°59'4"N 2°54'31"W
Eastings/Northings: 337681, 232189
OS Grid: SO376321
Mapcode Local: GBR FB.K12Y
Mapcode Global: VH78H.JCKX

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

Bacton in historic gazetteers

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

Bacton.-- par., SW. Herefordshire, near river Dore, 11 miles SW. of Hereford, 1155 ac., pop. 110.

Bacton in the Domesday Book

A village in Stradel hundred, in the county of Herefordshire.

- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alward; Edwy the noble
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Lacy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert of Eskecot (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 6 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 9 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 slave; 3 Welshmen
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough

British Place Names

Bacton, Herefordshire, County of

Bacton is a village in Herefordshire, County of

Bacton in historic gazetteers

Bacton in the Domesday Book