Liston

Other current and historical names

Listuna

Parish/Community: Liston
District/Borough: Braintree
County: Essex
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°4'12"N 0°42'4"E
Eastings/Northings: 585237, 244753
OS Grid: TL852447
Mapcode Local: GBR QH3.448
Mapcode Global: VHKF3.37KB

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

Liston in historic gazetteers

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

Liston, par. and vil., Essex, in NE. of co., on river Stour, 3 miles NW. of Sudbury, 643 ac., pop. 123; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Liston Hall.

Liston in the Domesday Book

A village in Hinckford hundred, in the county of Essex.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one; Free men, seven
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ilbod brother of Arnulf of Hesdin
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ilbod brother of Arnulf of Hesdin
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £3 15/4¾ in 1086
- Households: 9 smallholders; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 30 acres
- Mills: 0.5
- Animals in 1066: 5 cattle; 15 pigs; 1 cob
- Animals in 1086: 5 cattle; 15 pigs; 1 cob
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh of Gournay
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey Talbot (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 7/12 in 1066; £3 7/12 in 1070; £3 7/12 in 1086
- Households: 5 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough
- Meadow: 30 acres
- Mills: 0.5
- Animals in 1066: 3 cows; 7 pigs; 3 calves
- Animals in 1086: 3 cows; 8 beehives; 3 calves

British Place Names

Liston, Essex

Liston is a hamlet in Essex

Liston in historic gazetteers

Liston in the Domesday Book