Gumley

Other current and historical names

Gutmundeslea
Godmundelai

Parish/Community: Gumley
District/Borough: Harborough
County: Leicestershire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°30'21"N 1°0'11"W
Eastings/Northings: 467752, 290261
OS Grid: SP677902
Mapcode Local: GBR 9QH.Z0H
Mapcode Global: VHDQR.K8GN

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

Gumley in historic gazetteers

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

Gumley, par., S. Leicestershire, 4½ miles NW. of Market Harborough, 1550 ac., pop. 232; contains the seat of Gumley Hall.

Gumley in the Domesday Book

A village in Gartree hundred, in the county of Leicestershire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, three
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Bucy (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 9 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1070; £2 in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 5 smallholders; 2 slaves; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 5 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
- Meadow: 20 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelric son of Mergeat
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Vessey
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 3 freemen; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Meadow: 8 acres

British Place Names

Gumley, Leicestershire

Gumley is a village in Leicestershire

Gumley in historic gazetteers

Gumley in the Domesday Book