Elcombe, Swindon

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Elcombe is a hamlet in Swindon

Other current and historical names

Elecome

Parish/Community: Wroughton
Unitary Authority: Swindon
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 51°31'18"N 1°48'44"W
Eastings/Northings: 413121, 180324
OS Grid: SU131803
Mapcode Local: GBR 4VS.JMJ
Mapcode Global: VHB3S.J0SS

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

Elcombe in the Domesday Book

A village in Blagrove hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Azur son of Thorth
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Aubrey of Coucy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Earl Aubrey of Coucy
- Taxable Value: 27 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £27 in 1070; £20 in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 14 smallholders; 6 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 60 acres
- Woodland: 20 acres
- Pasture: 60 acres

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British Place Names

Elcombe, Swindon

Elcombe is a hamlet in Swindon

Elcombe in the Domesday Book