Hemblington

Other current and historical names

Hemelingetun
Hemelintuna

Parish/Community: Hemblington
District/Borough: Broadland
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°39'3"N 1°27'48"E
Eastings/Northings: 634364, 311555
OS Grid: TG343115
Mapcode Local: GBR XJX.YL2
Mapcode Global: WHMTJ.GM2G

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

Hemblington in historic gazetteers

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

Hemblington, par., S. Norfolk, 3½ miles NW. of Acle, 739 ac., pop. 236; contains the seat of Hemblington Hall.

Hemblington in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop Almer of Elmham
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Thetford
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Thetford
- Taxable Value: 1 ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Households: 21 freemen
- Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 8 acres
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Gyrth
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freeman
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
- Households: 1 smallholder; 15 freemen
- Plough Teams: 3 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 9 acres
3rd Manor
- Overlords in 1066: Earl Ralph the constable; Bishop Almer of Elmham
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Thetford
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Thetford
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086

British Place Names

Hemblington, Norfolk

Hemblington is a hamlet in Norfolk

Hemblington in historic gazetteers

Hemblington in the Domesday Book