Marchwood

Other current and historical names

Merceode

Built-Up Area: Marchwood
Parish/Community: Marchwood
District/Borough: New Forest
County: Hampshire
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°53'25"N 1°27'1"W
Eastings/Northings: 438754, 110236
OS Grid: SU387102
Mapcode Local: GBR 76P.04Z
Mapcode Global: FRA 76VR.8RQ

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

Marchwood in historic gazetteers

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

Marchwood, eccl. dist. and vil., Eling par., Hants - dist., pop. 719; vil., on Southampton Water, 2 miles SW. of Southampton; P.O., T.O.; in vicinity of vil. is Marchwood Park, seat.

Marchwood in the Domesday Book

A village in Redbridge hundred, in the county of Hampshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfgeat father of Alwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alwin son of Wulfgeat
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alwin son of Wulfgeat
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 15 shillings in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 2 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (1 plough land)
- Meadow: 2 acres

British Place Names

Marchwood, Hampshire

Marchwood is a village in Hampshire

Marchwood in historic gazetteers

Marchwood in the Domesday Book