Hunsdon

Other current and historical names

Honesdone
Hodesdone

Built-Up Area: Hunsdon
Parish/Community: Hunsdon
District/Borough: East Hertfordshire
County: Hertfordshire
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°48'28"N 0°3'18"E
Eastings/Northings: 541793, 214133
OS Grid: TL417141
Mapcode Local: GBR LD1.NS9
Mapcode Global: VHHLZ.XT2F

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

Hunsdon in historic gazetteers

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

Hunsdon par. and vil., E. Herts, 5 miles SE. of Ware, 1975 ac., pop. 526; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Hunsdon House.

Hunsdon in the Domesday Book

A village in Braughing hundred, in the county of Hertfordshire.

- Overlords in 1066: Earl Harold; King Edward
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin the noble of Caddington; Alwin Gotton
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph Tallboys' daughter
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph Tallboys' daughter
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 in 1066; £3 10/- in 1070; £3 10/- in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 8 smallholders; 2 cottagers; 3 slaves; 1 priest; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
- Meadow: 5 ploughs
- Woodland: 40 pigs
- Mills: 1, value 10 shillings

British Place Names

Hunsdon, Hertfordshire

Hunsdon is a village in Hertfordshire

Hunsdon in historic gazetteers

Hunsdon in the Domesday Book