Docking

Other current and historical names

Dochinge
Dochinghe

Built-Up Area: Docking
Parish/Community: Docking
District/Borough: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°54'3"N 0°37'25"E
Eastings/Northings: 576564, 336947
OS Grid: TF765369
Mapcode Local: GBR Q4Y.2J1
Mapcode Global: WHKPP.KB6W

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

Docking in historic gazetteers

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

Docking, par. and vil. with ry. sta., W. Norfolk, 5 miles SW. of Burnham Westgate, 5113 ac., pop. 1409; P.O., T.O.; contains Docking Hall.

Docking in the Domesday Book

A village in Docking hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

- Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric Blaec
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eudo son of Spirewic
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ricwold (subinfeudated)
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
- Households: 5 villagers; 5 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Animals in 1066: 1 cob
- Animals in 1086: 1 cow; 17 pigs; 1 cob

British Place Names

Docking, Norfolk

Docking is a village in Norfolk

Docking in historic gazetteers

Docking in the Domesday Book