Bedminster

Other current and historical names

Beiminstre

Built-Up Area: Bristol
Parish/Community: Bristol, City of, unparished area
Unitary Authority: Bristol, City of
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 51°26'25"N 2°36'24"W
Eastings/Northings: 357913, 171432
OS Grid: ST579714
Mapcode Local: GBR C5Q.DJ
Mapcode Global: VH88T.R2P5

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

Bedminster in historic gazetteers

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

Bedminster, par. with ry. sta., E. Somerset, suburb of Bristol, 4161 ac., pop. 44,759; contains eccl. dists. B. St Luke, pop. 7502, and B. St Paul, pop. 11,181.

Bedminster in the Domesday Book

A village in Hartcliffe hundred, in the county of Somerset.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: King William; 1 priest (subinfeudated)
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £22 -/2½ in 1086
- Households: 25 villagers; 22 smallholders; 3 slaves; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 10 men's ploughs (27 plough lands)
- Meadow: 90 acres
- Woodland: 2 mixed measures
- Mills: 1, value 5 shillings
- Animals in 1086: 9 cattle; 22 pigs; 1 cob

British Place Names

Bedminster, Bristol, City of

Bedminster is a suburban area in Bristol, Bristol, City of

Bedminster in historic gazetteers

Bedminster in the Domesday Book