Battlesden

Other current and historical names

Battlesdon
Badelesdone

Parish/Community: Battlesden
Unitary Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 51°57'0"N 0°36'3"W
Eastings/Northings: 496256, 228887
OS Grid: SP962288
Mapcode Local: GBR F2S.QX1
Mapcode Global: VHFR4.J7PT

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

Battlesden in historic gazetteers

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

Battlesden, par., SW. Bedfordshire, 3 miles SE. of Woburn, 1123 ac., pop. 114; contains Battlesden Park.

Battlesden in the Domesday Book

A village in Manshead hundred, in the county of Bedfordshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, seven
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter Giffard
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard Talbot (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 9 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £5 in 1070; £5 in 1086
- Households: 7 villagers; 10 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 8 ploughs
2nd Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Eskil of Ware; Alwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Azelina wife of Ralph Tallboys
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Azelina wife of Ralph Tallboys
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 1 smallholder
- Meadow: 1 plough
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Morcar the priest of Luton
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William the chamberlain
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 7 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086

British Place Names

Battlesden, Central Bedfordshire

Battlesden is a hamlet in Central Bedfordshire

Battlesden in historic gazetteers

Battlesden in the Domesday Book