Hill Croome

Other current and historical names

Hill Croom
Croome
Croom
Hilcrumbe
Croom Hill
Croome Hill

Parish/Community: Strensham
District/Borough: Wychavon
County: Worcestershire
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°3'38"N 2°9'54"W
Eastings/Northings: 388784, 240283
OS Grid: SO887402
Mapcode Local: GBR 1HR.RG6
Mapcode Global: VH93F.FG9J

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

Hill Croome in historic gazetteers

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

Hill Croome, par., W. Worcestershire, 2 miles E. of Upton on Severn, 982 ac., pop. 197.

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

Croome, Hill, par., W. Worcestershire, 2 miles E. of Upton, 982 ac., pop. 197.

Hill Croome in the Domesday Book

A village in Oswaldslow hundred, in the county of Worcestershire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Worcester St Mary
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Worcester
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Lacy (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 3 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £4 in 1086
- Households: 8 villagers; 4 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 4 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 30 acres
- Woodland: ¹⁄₂ mixed measure

British Place Names

Hill Croome, Worcestershire

Hill Croome is a hamlet in Worcestershire

Hill Croome in historic gazetteers

Hill Croome in the Domesday Book