Farthingstone

Other current and historical names

Fordinestone
Castle Dykes

Parish/Community: Farthingstone
District/Borough: Daventry
County: Northamptonshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°11'23"N 1°6'13"W
Eastings/Northings: 461364, 255016
OS Grid: SP613550
Mapcode Local: GBR 9V7.PRJ
Mapcode Global: VHCVS.T6BZ

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

Farthingstone in historic gazetteers

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

Farthingstone, par., S. Northamptonshire, 5½ miles SE. of Daventry, 1820 ac., pop. 309; P.O.

Farthingstone in the Domesday Book

A village in Gravesend hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Theodger of Farthingstone; Wulfric; Godric; Ordgar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: William of Keynes (subinfeudated); 1 man-at-arms (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £4 in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 3 smallholders; 4 slaves; 1 men-at-arm
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 4 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 16 acres
- Woodland: 4 furlongs
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofric
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ingelrann (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 15 shillings in 1086
- Households: 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)

British Place Names

Farthingstone, Northamptonshire

Farthingstone is a village in Northamptonshire

Farthingstone in historic gazetteers

Farthingstone in the Domesday Book