Edwardstone

Other current and historical names

Edwardeston
Eduardestuna

Parish/Community: Edwardstone
District/Borough: Babergh
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°2'39"N 0°49'55"E
Eastings/Northings: 594323, 242203
OS Grid: TL943422
Mapcode Local: GBR RJT.TF2
Mapcode Global: VHKF5.CWS9

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

Edwardstone in historic gazetteers

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

Edwardstone, par., W. Suffolk, 4½ miles E. of Sudbury sta., 1872 ac., pop. 438; contains E. Hall.

Edwardstone in the Domesday Book

A village in Babergh hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin son of Alfhere
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hubert of Mont-Canisy (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 4 ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £5 in 1070; £7 in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 13 smallholders; 9 freemen; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Woodland: 10 pigs
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 1
- Animals in 1066: 17 cattle; 60 pigs; 2 horses at the hall
- Animals in 1086: 11 cattle; 37 pigs; 1 horses at the hall

British Place Names

Edwardstone, Suffolk

Edwardstone is a hamlet in Suffolk

Edwardstone in historic gazetteers

Edwardstone in the Domesday Book