Bowcombe

Other current and historical names

Bouecome

Parish/Community: Newport
Unitary Authority: Isle of Wight
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 50°40'45"N 1°20'16"W
Eastings/Northings: 446868, 86832
OS Grid: SZ468868
Mapcode Local: GBR 8BN.BJ3
Mapcode Global: FRA 8728.Y9K

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

Bowcombe in historic gazetteers

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

Bowcombe, hamlet, Carisbrooke par., Isle of Wight, Hants, 2½ miles SW. of Newport. Bowcombe Down, a picturesque valley, is in the vicinity.

Bowcombe in the Domesday Book

A village in Bowcombe hundred, in the county of Hampshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Jocelyn son of Azur (subinfeudated); William son of Azur (subinfeudated); Humphrey the chamberlain (subinfeudated); Abbey of Lyre (subinfeudated); King William; William son of Stur (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £20 in 1066; £20 in 1070; £24 in 1086
- Households: 26 villagers; 15 smallholders; 10 slaves; 1 priest; 8 men
- Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 15 men's ploughs (15 plough lands)
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Woodland: 5 swine render
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 2, value 9/2½
- Other resources: 1 salthouse

British Place Names

Bowcombe, Isle of Wight

Bowcombe is a hamlet in Isle of Wight

Bowcombe in historic gazetteers

Bowcombe in the Domesday Book