Fawsley

Other current and historical names

Fawesley
Falelau
Falewesle
Feleslewe
Felveslea
Falewesleiie
Feleslewesleie

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

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°12'28"N 1°11'8"W
Eastings/Northings: 455736, 256949
OS Grid: SP557569
Mapcode Local: GBR 8SM.F1Z
Mapcode Global: VHCVK.DRHQ

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

Fawsley in historic gazetteers

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

Fawsley, par., S. Northamptonshire, 3 miles S. of Daventry, 1550 ac., pop. 58; contains Fawsley Park.

Fawsley in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 2 ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £15 in 1066; £15 3/12 in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 6 smallholders; 1 reeve
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 8 men's ploughs
2nd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Godwin the priest
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godwin the priest
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 4 smallholders

British Place Names

Fawsley, Northamptonshire

Fawsley is a hamlet in Northamptonshire

Fawsley in historic gazetteers

Fawsley in the Domesday Book