Himley

Other current and historical names

Himelei

Built-Up Area: Himley
Parish/Community: Himley
District/Borough: South Staffordshire
County: Staffordshire
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°31'6"N 2°10'48"W
Eastings/Northings: 387881, 291182
OS Grid: SO878911
Mapcode Local: GBR 40B.YL
Mapcode Global: VH913.5YCS

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

Himley in historic gazetteers

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

Himley, par., W. Staffordshire, 3½ miles NW. of Dudley, 1185 ac., pop. 346; contains Himley Hall, seat of the Earl of Dudley.

Himley in the Domesday Book

A village in Seisdon hundred, in the county of Staffordshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Ravenkel of Himley; Wulfstan of Orton
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William son of Ansculf
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Arni of Himley (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ⁷⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 3/12 in 1066; £1 3/12 in 1086
- Households: 8 villagers; 3 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
- Meadow: 2 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Lovet
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William son of Ansculf
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert of Englefield (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 2 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Meadow: 1 acre

British Place Names

Himley, Staffordshire

Himley is a village in Staffordshire

Himley in historic gazetteers

Himley in the Domesday Book