Churchstanton

Other current and historical names

Church Stanton

Parish/Community: Churchstanton
District/Borough: Taunton Deane
County: Somerset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Other Settlement

Latitude/Longitude: 50°55'27"N 3°8'48"W
Eastings/Northings: 319500, 114500
OS Grid: ST195145
Mapcode Local: GBR LZ.Q2M1
Mapcode Global: FRA 469N.MXW

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

Churchstanton in historic gazetteers

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

Church Stanton, par., N. Devon, 6½ miles SE. of Wellington ry. sta., 4980 ac., pop. 738; has iron mines.

Churchstanton in the Domesday Book

A village in Hemyock hundred, in the county of Devon.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfeva
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Turstin son of Rolf
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gero (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 3 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1070; £5 in 1086
- Households: 24 villagers; 8 smallholders; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 9 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (20 plough lands)
- Meadow: 7 acres
- Woodland: 5 furlongs
- Pasture: 1 ¹⁄₂ leagues
- Animals in 1086: 7 cattle; 27 pigs; 23 goats

British Place Names

Churchstanton, Somerset

Churchstanton is a settlement in Somerset

Churchstanton in historic gazetteers

Churchstanton in the Domesday Book