Felmingham

Other current and historical names

Felmincham
Felmicham

Parish/Community: Felmingham
District/Borough: North Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°48'53"N 1°20'12"E
Eastings/Northings: 624969, 329358
OS Grid: TG249293
Mapcode Local: GBR WFH.GTZ
Mapcode Global: WHMSP.HHVY

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

Felmingham in historic gazetteers

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

Felmingham, par. and vil. with ry. sta., N. Norfolk, 2 miles SW. of North Walsham, 1886 ac., pop. 395; P.O.; 1¼ mile S. of vil. is Felmingham Hall.

Felmingham in the Domesday Book

A village in Tunstead hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, four
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: 4 men (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 16/2½ in 1086
- Households: 11 smallholders; 4 freemen; 4 men
- Plough Teams: 4 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 4 acres
- Mills: 1
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of St Benet of Holme
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Holme
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Holme
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 1/- in 1086
- Households: 5 smallholders; 4 freemen
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 2 acres
- Churches: 1
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Asford
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 0 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 4¾d in 1086

British Place Names

Felmingham, Norfolk

Felmingham is a village in Norfolk

Felmingham in historic gazetteers

Felmingham in the Domesday Book