Handsworth

Other current and historical names

Handesuuord
Handesuurde

Built-Up Area: Sheffield
Parish/Community: Sheffield, unparished area
Unitary Authority: Sheffield
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 53°22'20"N 1°23'20"W
Eastings/Northings: 440748, 386352
OS Grid: SK407863
Mapcode Local: GBR LYRF.2S
Mapcode Global: WHDDQ.MHSG

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

Handsworth in historic gazetteers

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

Handsworth, par. and vil., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles SE. of Sheffield, 3638 ac., pop. 7645; P.O.; and P.O., T.O. at Handsworth Woodhouse, distant 2 miles.

Handsworth in the Domesday Book

A village in Strafforth hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorkil
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard of Sourdeval (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 9 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £2 in 1086
- Households: 11 villagers; 4 smallholders; 6 freemen
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 7 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (7 plough lands)
- Woodland: 3 leagues

British Place Names

Handsworth, Sheffield

Handsworth is a suburban area in Sheffield, Sheffield

Handsworth in historic gazetteers

Handsworth in the Domesday Book