Bildeston

Other current and historical names

Bildestone
Bilston
Bilestuna

Built-Up Area: Bildeston
Parish/Community: Bildeston
District/Borough: Babergh
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°6'28"N 0°54'29"E
Eastings/Northings: 599251, 249497
OS Grid: TL992494
Mapcode Local: GBR SKG.VV0
Mapcode Global: VHKF0.P8HX

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

Bildeston in historic gazetteers

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

Bildeston, par. and vil., W. Suffolk, 6 miles NW. of Hadleigh, 1420 ac., pop. 782; P.O., T.O.

Bildeston in the Domesday Book

A village in Cosford hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Queen Edith
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter the deacon
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter the deacon
- Taxable Value: 6 ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £10 in 1086
- Households: 14 villagers; 6 smallholders; 8 slaves
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 21 acres
- Woodland: 10 pigs
- Churches: 1
- Animals in 1086: 10 cattle; 14 pigs; 3 cobs

British Place Names

Bildeston, Suffolk

Bildeston is a village in Suffolk

Bildeston in historic gazetteers

Bildeston in the Domesday Book