Bampton

Other current and historical names

Bentone
Bampton in The Bush

Built-Up Area: Bampton
Parish/Community: Bampton
District/Borough: West Oxfordshire
County: Oxfordshire
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°43'34"N 1°32'45"W
Eastings/Northings: 431465, 203167
OS Grid: SP314031
Mapcode Local: GBR 6W9.L0T
Mapcode Global: VHC07.5V3Z

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

Bampton in historic gazetteers

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

Bampton, par., civ. par., and market town with ry. sta., mid. W. Oxfordshire, 5 miles SW. of Witney and 79 miles NW. of London -- par., 11,238 ac., pop. 2407; civ. par., 4491 ac., pop. 1395; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Wednesday. The par. contains B. Alston, eccl. dist., pop. 833; B. Lew, eccl. dist., pop. 129.

Bampton in the Domesday Book

A village in Bampton hundred, in the county of Oxfordshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: King Edward; Joseph
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy (subinfeudated); King William
- Taxable Value: 27 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £82 in 1086
- Households: 40 villagers; 13 smallholders; 6 slaves; 17 boors
- Plough Teams: 6 lord's ploughs; 16 men's ploughs (26 plough lands)
- Mills: 4, value £1 5/-
- Other resources: 2 fisheries
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Exeter St Peter
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Exeter
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Hereford (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 6 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £6 in 1086
- Households: 10 villagers; 7 smallholders; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
- Pasture: 48 acres
- Other resources: 2 fisheries
3rd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert d'Oilly
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger d'Oilly (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £4 in 1086
- Households: 7 villagers; 6 smallholders; 3 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
- Meadow: 24 acres
4th Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 3 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £3 in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 10 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (3 plough lands)
- Meadow: 20 acres

British Place Names

Bampton, Oxfordshire

Bampton is a village in Bampton , Oxfordshire

Bampton in historic gazetteers

Bampton in the Domesday Book