Mountnessing

Other current and historical names

Ginga

Built-Up Area: Ingatestone
Parish/Community: Mountnessing
District/Borough: Brentwood
County: Essex
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°39'12"N 0°21'11"E
Eastings/Northings: 562877, 197588
OS Grid: TQ628975
Mapcode Local: GBR NK1.63T
Mapcode Global: VHJKD.2PJS

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

Mountnessing in historic gazetteers

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

Mountnessing, par. and vil., Essex, 4 miles NE. of Brentwood, 4206 ac., pop. 874; P.O.; has remains of Thoby Priory of 12th century; 1½ mile NW. of Mountnessing vil. is the vil. of Mountnessing Street.

Mountnessing in the Domesday Book

A village in Chelmsford hundred, in the county of Essex.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ingvar of Burstead
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ranulf brother of Ilger
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf brother of Ilger
- Taxable Value: 9 ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £10 3/- in 1086
- Households: 16 villagers; 20 smallholders; 7 slaves
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 9 men's ploughs
- Woodland: 700 pigs
- Animals in 1086: 7 cattle
2nd Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alfheah; Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ranulf brother of Ilger
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Bosc (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1086
- Households: 3 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough
- Woodland: 60 pigs
- Pasture: 100 sheep

British Place Names

Mountnessing, Essex

Mountnessing is a village in Ingatestone, Essex

Mountnessing in historic gazetteers

Mountnessing in the Domesday Book