Birstwith

Other current and historical names

Beristade

Parish/Community: Birstwith
District/Borough: Harrogate
County: North Yorkshire
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 54°1'52"N 1°38'9"W
Eastings/Northings: 423951, 459531
OS Grid: SE239595
Mapcode Local: GBR KP0T.MP
Mapcode Global: WHC85.VX6Z

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

Birstwith in historic gazetteers

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

Birstwith, township and chapelry with ry. sta., Hampsthwaite par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles SW. of Ripley, 1802 ac. pop. 490; P.O.

Birstwith in the Domesday Book

A village in Burghshire hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Gamalbarn of Kirkby
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Gospatric son of Arnketil
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gospatric son of Arnketil
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gospatric son of Arnketil
- Taxable Value: 1 geld

British Place Names

Birstwith, North Yorkshire

Birstwith is a village in North Yorkshire

Birstwith in historic gazetteers

Birstwith in the Domesday Book