Lesnewth, Cornwall

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Lesnewth is a hamlet in Cornwall

Other current and historical names

Lisniwen

Parish/Community: Lesnewth
Unitary Authority: Cornwall
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 50°40'57"N 4°38'50"W
Eastings/Northings: 213083, 90339
OS Grid: SX130903
Mapcode Local: GBR N6.6642
Mapcode Global: FRA 1748.R8Y

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

Lesnewth in historic gazetteers

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

Lesnewth, par. and hamlet, Cornwall, 4½ miles NE. of Camelford, 2028 ac., pop. 116.

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

Lesnewth.-- hundred, Cornwall, 54,979 ac., pop. 7911; contains Camelford town and 18 pars.

Lesnewth in the Domesday Book

A village in Stratton hundred, in the county of Cornwall.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictric the Cornishman
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Brictric the Cornishman (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 5/- in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 3 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; ³⁄₈ men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Meadow: 2 acres
- Pasture: 15 acres
- Animals in 1086: 3 cattle; 3 unbroken mares

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British Place Names

Lesnewth, Cornwall

Lesnewth is a hamlet in Cornwall

Lesnewth in historic gazetteers

Lesnewth in the Domesday Book