Chelsham

Other current and historical names

Chelesham
Celesham

Parish/Community: Chelsham and Farleigh
District/Borough: Tandridge
County: Surrey
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°18'52"N 0°1'58"W
Eastings/Northings: 537182, 159128
OS Grid: TQ371591
Mapcode Local: GBR KJ.VSD
Mapcode Global: VHGS0.C6XZ

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

Chelsham in historic gazetteers

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

Chelsham, par., E. Surrey, on border of co., 6 miles SE. of Croydon, 3357 ac., pop. 448.

Chelsham in the Domesday Book

A village in Tandridge hundred, in the county of Surrey.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: King Edward
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Vatteville (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 10 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £8 in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 11 smallholders; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: King Edward
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Toki
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Vatteville (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 10 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £7 in 1066; £4 in 1070; £7 in 1086
- Households: 11 villagers; 7 smallholders; 3 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
- Churches: 1

British Place Names

Chelsham, Surrey

Chelsham is a village in Surrey

Chelsham in historic gazetteers

Chelsham in the Domesday Book