Davenham

Other current and historical names

Deveneham

Built-Up Area: Northwich
Parish/Community: Davenham
Unitary Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Region: North West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 53°14'8"N 2°30'40"W
Eastings/Northings: 365975, 371099
OS Grid: SJ659710
Mapcode Local: GBR 7T.02J5
Mapcode Global: WH99C.DXDR

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

Davenham in historic gazetteers

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

Davenham, par. and township, mid. Cheshire, on river Dane, 2 miles S. of Northwich -- par., 9939 ac. (170 water), pop. 9204; township, 496 ac., pop. 585; P.O., T.O.; contains Davenham Hall.

Davenham in the Domesday Book

A village in Middlewich hundred, in the county of Cheshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Osmer of Shipbrook
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard of Vernon
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard of Vernon
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder; 2 slaves; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Churches: 1

British Place Names

Davenham, Cheshire West and Chester

Davenham is a village in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester

Davenham in historic gazetteers

Davenham in the Domesday Book