Brinsley

Other current and historical names

Brunsley
Brunesleia

Built-Up Area: Brinsley
Parish/Community: Brinsley
District/Borough: Broxtowe
County: Nottinghamshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 53°2'51"N 1°18'55"W
Eastings/Northings: 445992, 350266
OS Grid: SK459502
Mapcode Local: GBR 7DV.XZK
Mapcode Global: WHDG9.RNTF

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

Brinsley in historic gazetteers

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

Brinsley, eccl. dist. and vil., Greasley par., N. Notts, 8 miles NW. of Nottingham, pop. 1272; near the vil. is B. Manor House, dating from 16th century.

Brinsley in the Domesday Book

A village in Broxtowe hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brun of Brinsley
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aelric of Greasley (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 6/7¼ in 1066; 4 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 villager
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
- Meadow: 2 acres
- Woodland: 6 furlongs

British Place Names

Brinsley, Nottinghamshire

Brinsley is a village in Nottinghamshire

Brinsley in historic gazetteers

Brinsley in the Domesday Book