Herston

Other current and historical names

Herestune

Built-Up Area: Swanage
Parish/Community: Swanage
District/Borough: Purbeck
County: Dorset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 50°36'37"N 1°58'36"W
Eastings/Northings: 401739, 78981
OS Grid: SZ017789
Mapcode Local: GBR 33Y.R1D
Mapcode Global: FRA 67RG.7QB

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

Herston in the Domesday Book

A village in Ailwood hundred, in the county of Dorset.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Her
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Arundel
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Arundel
- Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
- Meadow: 2 ¹⁄₂ acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godfrey the scullion's father
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Godfrey the scullion
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godfrey the scullion
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld

British Place Names

Herston, Dorset

Herston is a suburban area in Swanage, Dorset

Herston in the Domesday Book