Feckenham

Other current and historical names

Fekenham
Fecheha
Noah's Green

Built-Up Area: Feckenham
Parish/Community: Feckenham
District/Borough: Redditch
County: Worcestershire
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°15'7"N 1°59'14"W
Eastings/Northings: 400959, 261555
OS Grid: SP009615
Mapcode Local: GBR 2H0.ND1
Mapcode Global: VHB00.HNQB

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

Feckenham in historic gazetteers

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

Feckenham, par. and vil., E. Worcestershire, 7 miles SE. of Droitwich, 6787 ac., pop. 4352; P.O., T.O.; has mfrs. of needles, pins, and fish-hooks.

Feckenham in the Domesday Book

A village in Ash hundred, in the county of Herefordshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Edwin
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Men-at-arms, four; Thanes, five
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Hubert (subinfeudated); Abbey of Cormeilles (subinfeudated); Jocelyn the hunter (subinfeudated); 1 rider (subinfeudated); King William
- Taxable Value: 10 geld
- Households: 31 villagers; 11 smallholders; 12 slaves; 5 female slaves; 1 priest; 4 other
- Plough Teams: 6 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 19 men's ploughs
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 1, value 2 shillings
- Other resources: 4 salthouses
2nd Manor
- Overlords in 1066: Earl Edwin; King Edward
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, five; Siward the fat
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William (escheated)

British Place Names

Feckenham, Worcestershire

Feckenham is a village in Worcestershire

Feckenham in historic gazetteers

Feckenham in the Domesday Book