Epperstone

Other current and historical names

Eprestone
Epstone

Built-Up Area: Epperstone
Parish/Community: Epperstone
District/Borough: Newark and Sherwood
County: Nottinghamshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 53°1'53"N 1°1'43"W
Eastings/Northings: 465230, 348694
OS Grid: SK652486
Mapcode Local: GBR 9J2.YJD
Mapcode Global: WHFHS.52C7

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

Epperstone in historic gazetteers

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

Epperstone, par. and vil., in co. and 7 miles NE. of Nottingham, 2300 ac., pop. 435; P.O.; the Epperstone Paper Mills are 1½ mile from Lowdham sta.

Epperstone in the Domesday Book

A village in Thurgarton hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alsi Illing; Wulfric
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Limésy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Limésy
- Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £7 in 1086
- Households: 12 villagers; 10 smallholders; 14 freemen; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Woodland: 2 mixed measures
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 4, value £3 17/-
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfgeat
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Bully
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Bully
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 13/2½ in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 2 freemen
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
- Meadow: 3 acres
- Mills: 1, value 5/2½

British Place Names

Epperstone, Nottinghamshire

Epperstone is a village in Nottinghamshire

Epperstone in historic gazetteers

Epperstone in the Domesday Book