Barwell

Other current and historical names

Barewelle

Built-Up Area: Earl Shilton
Parish/Community: Barwell
District/Borough: Hinckley and Bosworth
County: Leicestershire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°34'0"N 1°20'50"W
Eastings/Northings: 444344, 296747
OS Grid: SP443967
Mapcode Local: GBR 7LT.26X
Mapcode Global: WHDJM.8RQ2

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

Barwell in historic gazetteers

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

Barwell, par. and township, S. Leicestershire, 2 miles NE. of Hinckley -- par., 3950 ac., pop. 1730; township, 2290 ac., pop. 1506; P.O.

Barwell in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Coventry St Mary
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Coventry
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Coventry
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 14 villagers; 3 smallholders; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 1 furlong
- Woodland: 1 mixed measure
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Coventry St Mary
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Coventry
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Coventry
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Households: 8 freemen
- Plough Teams: 5 men's ploughs

British Place Names

Barwell, Leicestershire

Barwell is a village in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire

Barwell in historic gazetteers

Barwell in the Domesday Book