Eaton, Herefordshire, County of

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Eaton is a village in Herefordshire, County of

Parish/Community: Leominster
Unitary Authority: Herefordshire, County of
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°13'12"N 2°43'8"W
Eastings/Northings: 350971, 258233
OS Grid: SO509582
Mapcode Local: GBR FL.264S
Mapcode Global: VH84W.TGDD

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

Eaton in historic gazetteers

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

Eaton, hamlet, Leominster par., N. Herefordshire, 1 mile SE. of Leominster.

Eaton in the Domesday Book

A village in Leominster hundred, in the county of Herefordshire.

- Overlord in 1066: Queen Edith
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofnoth
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Tosny
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Herbert of Furches (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £3 in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 4 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs

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British Place Names

Eaton, Herefordshire, County of

Eaton is a village in Herefordshire, County of

Eaton in historic gazetteers

Eaton in the Domesday Book