Misterton

Other current and historical names

Minstretone
Menstre
Minis

Parish/Community: Misterton with Walcote
District/Borough: Harborough
County: Leicestershire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°27'0"N 1°10'55"W
Eastings/Northings: 455690, 283883
OS Grid: SP556838
Mapcode Local: GBR 8PQ.7ZM
Mapcode Global: VHCTD.GPG3

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

Misterton in historic gazetteers

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

Misterton.-- par., Leicestershire, on river Swift, 1 mile SE. of Lutterworth, 3580 ac., pop. 486; contains the vil. of Walcote and Misterton Hall, seat.

Misterton in the Domesday Book

A village in Guthlaxton hundred, in the county of Leicestershire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric the sheriff
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Kimcote (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 11 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 5 villagers; 1 smallholder; 2 freemen
- Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
- Meadow: 6 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Ralph of Hereford
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Mainou the Breton
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Mainou the Breton
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
- Households: 1 smallholder; 1 freeman
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
3rd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Guy of Raimbeaucourt
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Selby (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086

British Place Names

Misterton, Leicestershire

Misterton is a hamlet in Leicestershire

Misterton in historic gazetteers

Misterton in the Domesday Book