Himbleton

Other current and historical names

Himeltun
Neight Hill

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

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°13'27"N 2°4'51"W
Eastings/Northings: 394574, 258459
OS Grid: SO945584
Mapcode Local: GBR 2H8.GQP
Mapcode Global: VH92P.WC96

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

Himbleton in historic gazetteers

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

Himbleton, par. and vil., E. Worcestershire, 4 miles SE. of Droitwich, 2040 ac., pop. 421.

Himbleton in the Domesday Book

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

- Overlord in 1066: Bishop of Worcester St Mary
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alric
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Worcester
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Lacy (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 8 smallholders; 2 Frenchmen
- Plough Teams: 7 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 24 acres
- Woodland: ¹⁄₂ mixed measure

British Place Names

Himbleton, Worcestershire

Himbleton is a village in Worcestershire

Himbleton in historic gazetteers

Himbleton in the Domesday Book