Hillmorton

Other current and historical names

Hill Morton
Hill
Mortone
Hull

Built-Up Area: Rugby
Parish/Community: Rugby, unparished area
District/Borough: Rugby
County: Warwickshire
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 52°21'41"N 1°12'59"W
Eastings/Northings: 453449, 274018
OS Grid: SP534740
Mapcode Local: GBR 8QM.Z4N
Mapcode Global: VHCTR.VWQY

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

Hillmorton in the Domesday Book

A village in Marton hundred, in the county of Warwickshire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Waltheof of Hillmorton; Merewin of Hillmorton; Scroti of Hillmorton
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Meulan
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Merewin of Hillmorton (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 5/- in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 5 villagers; 6 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
- Meadow: 12 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Scroti of Hillmorton
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Meulan
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Waltheof of Hillmorton (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1066; £2 5/- in 1070; £2 5/- in 1086
- Households: 10 villagers; 7 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 4 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
- Meadow: 12 acres
3rd Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Grimkel; Swein
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh of Grandmesnil
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Grandmesnil (farmed royal manor)
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 5 villagers; 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
4th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Viking of Barcheston
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard the forester
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard the forester
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 3 smallholders
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Meadow: 10 acres
5th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Waltheof of Hillmorton
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Meulan
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Waltheof of Hillmorton (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Meadow: 6 acres

British Place Names

Hillmorton, Warwickshire

Hillmorton is a suburban area in Rugby, Warwickshire

Hillmorton in historic gazetteers

Hillmorton in the Domesday Book