Kempsey

Other current and historical names

Chemesege

Built-Up Area: Kempsey
Parish/Community: Kempsey
District/Borough: Malvern Hills
County: Worcestershire
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°8'20"N 2°13'1"W
Eastings/Northings: 385235, 248973
OS Grid: SO852489
Mapcode Local: GBR 1GQ.XZ6
Mapcode Global: VH930.JH7P

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

Kempsey in historic gazetteers

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

Kempsey, par. and vil., on river Severn, in co. and 4 m. SW. of Worcester, 3105 ac., pop. 1447; P.O., T.O.

Kempsey 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: Bishop of Worcester
- Taxable Value: 13 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £16 in 1066; £8 in 1086
- Households: 15 villagers; 27 smallholders; 4 slaves; 2 female slaves; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 16 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 40 acres
- Woodland: 1 league

British Place Names

Kempsey, Worcestershire

Kempsey is a village in Worcestershire

Kempsey in historic gazetteers

Kempsey in the Domesday Book