Dosthill

Other current and historical names

Dercelai

Built-Up Area: Tamworth
Parish/Community: Tamworth, unparished area
District/Borough: Tamworth
County: Staffordshire
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 52°36'1"N 1°40'54"W
Eastings/Northings: 421656, 300339
OS Grid: SK216003
Mapcode Local: GBR 5H4.TYD
Mapcode Global: WHCH4.4WGT

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

Dosthill in historic gazetteers

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

Dosthill, vil., 3 miles S. of Tamworth, N. Warwickshire; 1 mile NE. is Dosthill House.

Dosthill in the Domesday Book

A village in Coleshill hundred, in the county of Warwickshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Untan of Coughton
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Thorkil of Warwick
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert d'Oilly (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 in 1086
- Households: 7 villagers; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
- Meadow: 10 acres
- Woodland: 2 furlongs
- Mills: 1, value 2/7¼

British Place Names

Dosthill, Staffordshire

Dosthill is a suburban area in Tamworth, Staffordshire

Dosthill in historic gazetteers

Dosthill in the Domesday Book