Gillingham

Other current and historical names

Gillingaham
Kildincham

Parish/Community: Gillingham
District/Borough: South Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°28'13"N 1°32'49"E
Eastings/Northings: 641015, 291755
OS Grid: TM410917
Mapcode Local: GBR XMC.1Z4
Mapcode Global: VHM6J.R5RG

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

Gillingham in historic gazetteers

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

Gillingham, par. (All Saints and St Mary) and vil., S. Nor. folk, 1½ mile NW. of Beccles, 2008 ac., pop. 450; near the vil. is the seat of Gillingham Hall.

Gillingham in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Gyrth
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
- Meadow: 1 acre
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Gyrth
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Households: 1 villager

British Place Names

Gillingham, Norfolk

Gillingham is a village in Norfolk

Gillingham in historic gazetteers

Gillingham in the Domesday Book