Chitterne

Other current and historical names

Cheltre
Chetre
Chitterne St Mary
Chiltern St Mary
Chitterne All Saints
Chiltern All Saints

Built-Up Area: Chitterne
Parish/Community: Chitterne
Unitary Authority: East Dorset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°11'50"N 2°0'47"W
Eastings/Northings: 399181, 144258
OS Grid: ST991442
Mapcode Local: GBR 2WR.V5M
Mapcode Global: VHB57.253B

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

Chitterne in historic gazetteers

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

Chitterne All Saints, par., S. Wilts, 4 miles NE. of Heytesbury, 4476 ac., pop. 431; P.O., called Chitterne.

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

Chitterne St Mary, par., S. Wilts, 3 miles NE. of Heytesbury, 1198 ac., pop. 198.

Chitterne in the Domesday Book

A village in Heytesbury hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Azur of Slindon
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
- Taxable Value: 11 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £20 in 1070; £30 in 1086
- Households: 10 villagers; 4 slaves; 11 freedmen; 3 other households
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 5 men's ploughs (14 plough lands)
- Meadow: 18 acres
- Woodland: 1 league
- Pasture: 1 league
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Harding son of Alnoth
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Aubrey of Coucy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Earl Aubrey of Coucy
- Taxable Value: 6 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1070; £6 in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 2 smallholders; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
- Pasture: 4 furlongs
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Cynwy Chelle
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
- Taxable Value: 5 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1070; £10 in 1086
- Households: 5 villagers; 4 slaves; 3 other households
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Pasture: 5 furlongs
4th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfwynn of Creslow
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 5 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1070; £5 in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 2 smallholders; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
- Pasture: 6 furlongs

British Place Names

Chitterne, East Dorset

Chitterne is a village in East Dorset

Chitterne in historic gazetteers

Chitterne in the Domesday Book