Harston

Other current and historical names

Hareston
Herstan

Parish/Community: Belvoir
District/Borough: Melton
County: Leicestershire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°52'35"N 0°45'14"W
Eastings/Northings: 483948, 331739
OS Grid: SK839317
Mapcode Local: GBR CP1.N4S
Mapcode Global: WHFJH.DY3M

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

Harston in historic gazetteers

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

Harston, par., N. Leicestershire, 6 miles NW. of Grantham, 1009 ac., pop. 165; P.O.

Harston in the Domesday Book

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

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Morcar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh son of Baldric (farmed royal manor)
- Taxable Value: 12 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1070; £17 in 1086
- Households: 5 villagers; 1 smallholder; 20 freemen
- Plough Teams: 6 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 17 acres

British Place Names

Harston, Leicestershire

Harston is a village in Leicestershire

Harston in historic gazetteers

Harston in the Domesday Book