Bodenham

Other current and historical names

Bodeham

Parish/Community: Bodenham
Unitary Authority: Herefordshire, County of
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°9'23"N 2°41'16"W
Eastings/Northings: 353044, 251146
OS Grid: SO530511
Mapcode Local: GBR FM.67WW
Mapcode Global: VH859.C2F2

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

Bodenham in historic gazetteers

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

Bodenham.-- par. and vil., mid. Herefordshire, 6 ½ miles SE. of Leominster, 5260 ac., pop. 879; P.O.

Bodenham in the Domesday Book

A village in Tornelaus hundred, in the county of Herefordshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edwy the noble
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Lacy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Herbert of Furches (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1066; £3 in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 3 smallholders; 6 cottagers; 6 slaves; 2 other
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs
- Mills: 1, value 16 shillings
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Osbern son of Richard
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Osbern son of Richard
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern son of Richard
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £2 7/12 in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 priest; 2 other
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 8 men's ploughs

British Place Names

Bodenham, Herefordshire, County of

Bodenham is a village in Herefordshire, County of

Bodenham in historic gazetteers

Bodenham in the Domesday Book