Bittering

Other current and historical names

Britringa

Parish/Community: Beeston with Bittering
District/Borough: Breckland
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°43'18"N 0°52'10"E
Eastings/Northings: 593896, 317653
OS Grid: TF938176
Mapcode Local: GBR R8Q.BNM
Mapcode Global: WHLRQ.BVB8

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

Bittering in the Domesday Book

A village in Laundich hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: 1 widow (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066
- Households: 4 freemen
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free woman, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 0 geld
- Households: 4 smallholders
- Woodland: 7 acres

British Place Names

Bittering, Norfolk

Bittering is a hamlet in Norfolk

Bittering in the Domesday Book