Kirton

Other current and historical names

Kirketuna

Built-Up Area: Kirton
Parish/Community: Kirton
District/Borough: Suffolk Coastal
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°0'20"N 1°19'14"E
Eastings/Northings: 628006, 239361
OS Grid: TM280393
Mapcode Local: GBR WRB.BNY
Mapcode Global: VHLC2.VV07

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

Kirton in historic gazetteers

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

Kirton, par. and vil., Suffolk, in SE. of co., 8 miles SE. of Ipswich, 1855 ac., pop. 627; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Kirton Hall.

Kirton in the Domesday Book

A village in Colnes hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Northmann the sheriff
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Northmann the sheriff (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Northmann the sheriff
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric the priest
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wihtmer (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
- Meadow: 1 acre
- Churches: 1
3rd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Rames
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Rames
- Taxable Value: 0 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2½d in 1086

British Place Names

Kirton, Suffolk

Kirton is a village in Kirton , Suffolk

Kirton in historic gazetteers

Kirton in the Domesday Book