Marlesford

Other current and historical names

Merlesforda
Marl

Parish/Community: Marlesford
District/Borough: Suffolk Coastal
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°10'23"N 1°23'50"E
Eastings/Northings: 632393, 258217
OS Grid: TM323582
Mapcode Local: GBR WPB.L2Y
Mapcode Global: VHM7T.5MJT

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

Marlesford in historic gazetteers

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

Marlesford, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Suffolk, 5 miles SE. of Framlingham, 1277 ac., pop. 334; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is Marlesford Hall, seat.

Marlesford in the Domesday Book

A village in Loose hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one; Free men, six
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 7/7¼ in 1086
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
- Meadow: 1 acre
2nd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/7¼ in 1086
- Churches: 1
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one half
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

British Place Names

Marlesford, Suffolk

Marlesford is a village in Suffolk

Marlesford in historic gazetteers

Marlesford in the Domesday Book