Bettisfield

Other current and historical names

Beddsfeld
Bedsfeld

Parish/Community: Maelor South
Unitary Authority: Wrexham
Region: Wales

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°54'50"N 2°48'19"W
Eastings/Northings: 345937, 335488
OS Grid: SJ459354
Mapcode Local: GBR 7F.NH1H
Mapcode Global: WH89T.W08T

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

Bettisfield in historic gazetteers

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

Bettisfield, township with ry. sta., Hanmer par., Flintshire, 4¼. miles NE. of Ellesmere, 2308 ac., pop. 363; p.o. It contains Bettisfield Park.

Bettisfield in the Domesday Book

A village in Duddeston hundred, in the county of Cheshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Edwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert son of Hugh
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert son of Hugh
- Taxable Value: 7 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £18 17/2½ in 1066; £3 in 1086
- Households: 12 villagers; 5 smallholders; 4 slaves; 1 priest; 6 other
- Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: ¹⁄₂ acre
- Woodland: 5 leagues
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Chester St John
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Chester
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert son of Hugh (subinfeudated)

British Place Names

Bettisfield, Wrexham

Bettisfield is a village in Wrexham

Bettisfield in historic gazetteers

Bettisfield in the Domesday Book