Felsham

Other current and historical names

Fealsham
Gedding

Built-Up Area: Felsham
Parish/Community: Felsham
District/Borough: Mid Suffolk
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°10'39"N 0°50'37"E
Eastings/Northings: 594541, 257073
OS Grid: TL945570
Mapcode Local: GBR RH8.J4Q
Mapcode Global: VHKDL.KJYH

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

Felsham in historic gazetteers

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

Felsham, par. and vil., W. Suffolk, 7 miles SW. of Stowmarket, 1630 ac., pop. 331; P.O.; in W. vicinity of vil. is the seat of Felsham Hall.

Felsham in the Domesday Book

A village in Thedwastre hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, twenty-five; Free men, eight
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Adelund of Newton (subinfeudated); Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Taxable Value: 7 ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £5 10/- in 1086
- Households: 1 villager; 5 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 8 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 5 acres
- Churches: 1

British Place Names

Felsham, Suffolk

Felsham is a village in Suffolk

Felsham in historic gazetteers

Felsham in the Domesday Book