Bracon Ash

Other current and historical names

Braccas
Braccles

Parish/Community: Bracon Ash
District/Borough: South Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°33'11"N 1°13'0"E
Eastings/Northings: 618180, 299898
OS Grid: TM181998
Mapcode Local: GBR VH3.VWW
Mapcode Global: VHL8J.13N1

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

Bracon Ash in historic gazetteers

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

Bracon Ash, par., S. Norfolk, 7 miles SW. of Norwich, 974 ac., pop. 282; P.O.

Bracon Ash in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, five
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 6 acres
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Ulf
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, fifteen; Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Households: 5 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 1 acre

British Place Names

Bracon Ash, Norfolk

Bracon Ash is a village in Norfolk

Bracon Ash in historic gazetteers

Bracon Ash in the Domesday Book