Henton

Other current and historical names

Hentone

Parish/Community: Chinnor
District/Borough: South Oxfordshire
County: Oxfordshire
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°43'1"N 0°53'52"W
Eastings/Northings: 476243, 202629
OS Grid: SP762026
Mapcode Local: GBR C2N.7TS
Mapcode Global: VHDVP.D37F

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

Henton in the Domesday Book

A village in Lewknor hundred, in the county of Oxfordshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofnoth
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Miles Crispin
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William son of Turold (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 8 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £5 in 1086
- Households: 8 villagers; 2 smallholders; 5 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
- Meadow: 46 acres
- Woodland: 1 furlong

British Place Names

Henton, Oxfordshire

Henton is a village in Oxfordshire

Henton in the Domesday Book