Hethel

Other current and historical names

Hethella
Hathella
Hetella

Parish/Community: Bracon Ash
District/Borough: South Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Other Settlement

Latitude/Longitude: 52°33'31"N 1°12'26"E
Eastings/Northings: 617500, 300500
OS Grid: TG175005
Mapcode Local: GBR VH3.D22
Mapcode Global: WHLSN.JY36

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

Hethel in historic gazetteers

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

Hethel, par., S. Norfolk, 4 miles SE. of Wymondham, 1428 ac., pop. 149; contains the seat of H. Hall.

Hethel in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulf
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aitard of Vaux (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 6/4¾ in 1066; £6 in 1070; £8 in 1086
- Households: 13 villagers; 11 smallholders; 8 freemen; 3 slaves
- Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 3 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 16 acres
- Woodland: 60 pigs
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 2
- Animals in 1066: 5 cattle; 18 pigs; 2 cobs; 2 beehives
- Animals in 1086: 8 cattle; 25 pigs; 5 cobs; 3 wild mares
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Judicael the priest
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Judicael the priest
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 2 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
- Meadow: 3 acres
- Woodland: 4 pigs

British Place Names

Hethel, Norfolk

Hethel is a settlement in Norfolk

Hethel in historic gazetteers

Hethel in the Domesday Book