Maddington

Other current and historical names

Elston
Wintreburne

Built-Up Area: Shrewton
Parish/Community: Shrewton
Unitary Authority: Wiltshire
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 51°11'50"N 1°54'12"W
Eastings/Northings: 406838, 144248
OS Grid: SU068442
Mapcode Local: GBR 3Y6.ZGP
Mapcode Global: VHB58.Y5KD

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

Maddington in historic gazetteers

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

Maddington, par., in Salisbury Plain, Wilts, 6 miles NW. of Amesbury, 3973 ac., pop. 402.

Maddington in the Domesday Book

A village in Dolesfield hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Amesbury St Mary & St Melor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Amesbury
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Amesbury
- Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1070; £4 in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 4 smallholders; 2 cottagers
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Pasture: 10 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfward White the noble
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Matthew of Mortagne
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Matthew of Mortagne
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1070; £3 in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 4 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Pasture: 4 furlongs

British Place Names

Maddington, Wiltshire

Maddington is a suburban area in Shrewton, Wiltshire

Maddington in historic gazetteers

Maddington in the Domesday Book