Frindsbury

Other current and historical names

Frandesberie
Estingham

Built-Up Area: Rochester
Parish/Community: Medway, unparished area
Unitary Authority: Medway
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 51°24'5"N 0°29'41"E
Eastings/Northings: 573629, 169902
OS Grid: TQ736699
Mapcode Local: GBR PPM.5WT
Mapcode Global: VHJLT.J1FD

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

Frindsbury in historic gazetteers

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

Frindsbury, par. and vil., mid. Kent -- par. (partly in Rochester city), 3608 ac., pop. 3815; pop. of city part, 1612; vil., 1 mile N. of Rochester; P.O.

Frindsbury in the Domesday Book

A village in Shamwell hundred, in the county of Kent.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Rochester St Andrew
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Rochester
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Rochester; Richard of Tonbridge (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 10 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £8 in 1070; £25 10/- in 1086
- Households: 40 villagers; 28 smallholders; 9 slaves
- Plough Teams: 5 lord's ploughs; 11 men's ploughs (15 plough lands)
- Meadow: 40 acres
- Woodland: 5 swine render
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 1, value 12 shillings

British Place Names

Frindsbury, Medway

Frindsbury is a suburban area in Rochester, Medway

Frindsbury in historic gazetteers

Frindsbury in the Domesday Book