Marcham

Other current and historical names

Marsham
Mercha

Built-Up Area: Marcham
Parish/Community: Marcham
District/Borough: Vale of White Horse
County: Oxfordshire
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°40'2"N 1°20'38"W
Eastings/Northings: 445456, 196725
OS Grid: SU454967
Mapcode Local: GBR 7YN.GYQ
Mapcode Global: VHCY5.NC81

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

Marcham in historic gazetteers

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

Marcham, par., township, and vil., Berks - par., 4940 ac., pop. 1128; township, pop. 786; vil., 2½ miles W. of Abingdon; P.O.; near vil. is Marcham Park, seat.

Marcham in the Domesday Book

A village in Marcham hundred, in the county of Berkshire.

- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Abingdon St Mary
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alwin; Abbey of Abingdon St Mary
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Abingdon
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Abingdon; Eskil of Seacourt (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 20 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £12 10/- in 1066; £12 10/- in 1086
- Households: 18 villagers; 10 smallholders; 6 slaves
- Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 10 men's ploughs (10 plough lands)
- Meadow: 100 acres
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 1, value 15 shillings

British Place Names

Marcham, Oxfordshire

Marcham is a village in Oxfordshire

Marcham in historic gazetteers

Marcham in the Domesday Book