Limpenhoe

Other current and historical names

Limpehou
Limpeho
Linpeho

Parish/Community: Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood
District/Borough: Broadland
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°34'46"N 1°32'13"E
Eastings/Northings: 639736, 303865
OS Grid: TG397038
Mapcode Local: GBR XKZ.CDD
Mapcode Global: WHMTY.LF45

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

Limpenhoe in historic gazetteers

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

Limpenhoe, par. and vil., Norfolk, 4½ miles NE. of Loddon, 1075 ac., pop. 199.

Limpenhoe in the Domesday Book

A village in Blofield hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Ralph the constable
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alsi nephew of Earl Ralph
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Households: 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: 3 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 13 acres
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Hardwin brother of Earl Ralph
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Ecouis
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Oder of Vernon (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £1 2/12 in 1086
- Households: 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
- Meadow: 5 acres

British Place Names

Limpenhoe, Norfolk

Limpenhoe is a village in Norfolk

Limpenhoe in historic gazetteers

Limpenhoe in the Domesday Book