Elmsett

Other current and historical names

Elmeseta

Built-Up Area: Elmsett
Parish/Community: Elmsett
District/Borough: Babergh
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°4'43"N 0°59'52"E
Eastings/Northings: 605537, 246505
OS Grid: TM055465
Mapcode Local: GBR SKZ.M4Q
Mapcode Global: VHKF8.70ZS

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

Elmsett in historic gazetteers

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

Elmsett, par., E. Suffolk, 4 miles NE. of Hadleigh, 1973 ac., pop. 432.

Elmsett in the Domesday Book

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

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tovi
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Auberville
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Auberville
- Taxable Value: 6 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1066; £8 in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 12 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Churches: 1
- Animals in 1066: 16 cattle; 30 pigs; 2 cobs
- Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 20 pigs

British Place Names

Elmsett, Suffolk

Elmsett is a village in Suffolk

Elmsett in historic gazetteers

Elmsett in the Domesday Book