Cameley

Other current and historical names

Camelei
Cameleia

Parish/Community: Cameley
Unitary Authority: Bath and North East Somerset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 51°18'56"N 2°33'32"W
Eastings/Northings: 361140, 157536
OS Grid: ST611575
Mapcode Local: GBR JS.X710
Mapcode Global: VH89F.L6J9

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

Cameley in historic gazetteers

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

Cameley, par., E. Somerset, 7 miles SW. of Saltford, 1633 ac., pop. 522.

Cameley in the Domesday Book

A village in Chewton hundred, in the county of Somerset.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Coutances
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey of Carteret (subinfeudated); Bishop of Coutances
- Taxable Value: 9 ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £7 in 1070; £11 in 1086
- Households: 12 villagers; 1 smallholder; 8 cottagers; 13 slaves
- Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (9 plough lands)
- Meadow: 160 acres
- Woodland: 50 acres
- Pasture: 30 acres
- Mills: 1, value 5 shillings
- Animals in 1086: 24 cattle; 35 pigs; 2 cobs

British Place Names

Cameley, Bath and North East Somerset

Cameley is a hamlet in Bath and North East Somerset

Cameley in historic gazetteers

Cameley in the Domesday Book