Bushley

Other current and historical names

Biselege
Biselie

Parish/Community: Bushley
District/Borough: Malvern Hills
County: Worcestershire
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°0'28"N 2°11'0"W
Eastings/Northings: 387512, 234398
OS Grid: SO875343
Mapcode Local: GBR 1JJ.0TP
Mapcode Global: VH93M.3SLM

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

Bushley in historic gazetteers

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

Bushley, par., W. Worcestershire, on river Severn, 2 miles NW. of Tewkesbury, 1740 ac., pop. 273; P.O.

Bushley in the Domesday Book

A village in Oswaldslow hundred, in the county of Gloucestershire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictric son of Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: King William; 1 man of the Abbey of Lyre (subinfeudated); 1 forester (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₄ geld
- Households: 4 villagers; 8 smallholders; 4 slaves; 4 female slaves; 6 other
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Bishop of Worcester St Mary
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictric son of Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1086
- Meadow: 20 acres
- Woodland: ¹⁄₂ mixed measure

British Place Names

Bushley, Worcestershire

Bushley is a village in Worcestershire

Bushley in historic gazetteers

Bushley in the Domesday Book