Burston

Other current and historical names

Borstuna

Built-Up Area: Burston
Parish/Community: Burston and Shimpling
District/Borough: South Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°24'14"N 1°8'31"E
Eastings/Northings: 613840, 283086
OS Grid: TM138830
Mapcode Local: GBR THM.7KX
Mapcode Global: VHL91.RT5Z

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

Burston in the Domesday Book

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

Seven manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: King Edward
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alsi nephew of Earl Ralph
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Households: 2 villagers; 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Morcar of Burston; Free men, four
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1066; 8 shillings in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
- Households: 4 smallholders
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
- Meadow: 2 acres
3rd 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: ³⁄₈ geld
- Households: 1 smallholder; 6 freemen
- Meadow: 2 acres
4th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Algar
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, four
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
- Households: 1 smallholder
- Meadow: 3 acres
5th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Alsi nephew of Earl Ralph
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, eleven
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
- Meadow: 1 acre
6th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Acwulf of Thelnetham
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter of Caen (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1066; 8 shillings in 1070; 8 shillings in 1086
- Households: 2 smallholders; 1 freeman
- Meadow: 2 acres
7th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Leofric of Thorndon
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Mother of Robert Malet (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1070; 3 shillings in 1086
- Households: 2 smallholders
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

British Place Names

Burston, Norfolk

Burston is a village in Norfolk

Burston in historic gazetteers

Burston in the Domesday Book