Lawton

Other current and historical names

Lautune

Parish/Community: Kingsland
Unitary Authority: Herefordshire, County of
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Other Settlement

Latitude/Longitude: 52°13'51"N 2°48'50"W
Eastings/Northings: 344500, 259500
OS Grid: SO445595
Mapcode Local: GBR FG.1LLP
Mapcode Global: VH77D.56P4

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

Lawton in historic gazetteers

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

Lawton, vil., Kingsland par., Herefordshire, in N. of co., 3 miles W. of Leominster.

Lawton in the Domesday Book

A village in Hezetre hundred, in the county of Herefordshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfric
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Lacy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: 1 Englishman (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
- Households: 3 smallholders; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs

British Place Names

Lawton, Herefordshire, County of

Lawton is a settlement in Herefordshire, County of

Lawton in historic gazetteers

Lawton in the Domesday Book