Bilsham

Other current and historical names

Bilesham

Built-Up Area: Yapton
Parish/Community: Yapton
District/Borough: Arun
County: West Sussex
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Other Settlement

Latitude/Longitude: 50°48'49"N 0°37'2"W
Eastings/Northings: 497500, 102500
OS Grid: SU975025
Mapcode Local: GBR FJJ.SVG
Mapcode Global: FRA 96LY.99G

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

Bilsham in the Domesday Book

A village in Binsted hundred, in the county of Sussex.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
- Households: 14 villagers
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
- Meadow: 8 acres

British Place Names

Bilsham, West Sussex

Bilsham is a settlement in Yapton, West Sussex

Bilsham in the Domesday Book