Damerham

Other current and historical names

Dobreham
Damerham South
South Damerham
South End
End, South

Parish/Community: Damerham
District/Borough: New Forest
County: Hampshire
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°56'29"N 1°51'5"W
Eastings/Northings: 410529, 115799
OS Grid: SU105157
Mapcode Local: GBR 41D.SVH
Mapcode Global: FRA 760M.8HY

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

Damerham in historic gazetteers

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

Damerham, South, par., S. Wilts, on border of co., 4 miles NE. of Cranborne, 4681 ac., pop. 617; P.O., called Damerham.

Damerham in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Glastonbury St Mary
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Glastonbury
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Hugh son of Grip's wife Hawise (subinfeudated); Roger (subinfeudated); Serlo of Burcy (subinfeudated); Abbey of Glastonbury
- Taxable Value: 52 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £36 in 1066; £45 in 1086
- Households: 14 villagers; 17 smallholders; 6 slaves; 38 freedmen
- Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 19 men's ploughs (30 plough lands)
- Meadow: 26 acres
- Woodland: 5 furlongs
- Pasture: 3 leagues
- Mills: 4, value £11
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Cranborne St Mary
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Cranborne
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Cranborne
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
- Households: 5 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)

British Place Names

Damerham, Hampshire

Damerham is a village in Hampshire

Damerham in historic gazetteers

Damerham in the Domesday Book