Broxtowe

Other current and historical names

Broxtow

Built-Up Area: Nottingham
Parish/Community: Nottingham, unparished area
Unitary Authority: Nottingham
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 52°58'40"N 1°13'1"W
Eastings/Northings: 452662, 342577
OS Grid: SK526425
Mapcode Local: GBR L6D.GM
Mapcode Global: WHDGR.8DNW

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

Broxtowe in historic gazetteers

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

Broxtow, hamlet, in co. and 3 miles NW. of Nottingham; in vicinity is Broxtow Hall, the property of Lord Middleton.

Broxtowe in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert son of William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert son of William
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 16 shillings in 1066; 8 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 villager
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough ( ³⁄₈ plough land)
- Woodland: 1 furlong
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Healfdene of Cromwell
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Peverel
- Taxable Value: 0 geld

British Place Names

Broxtowe, Nottingham

Broxtowe is a suburban area in Nottingham, Nottingham

Broxtowe in historic gazetteers

Broxtowe in the Domesday Book