North Curry

Other current and historical names

Nortcuri
Curry
Nortchori
Nordchori
Curry North
Curry, North

Built-Up Area: North Curry
Parish/Community: North Curry
District/Borough: Taunton Deane
County: Somerset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°1'22"N 2°58'20"W
Eastings/Northings: 331900, 125296
OS Grid: ST319252
Mapcode Local: GBR M6.HYLG
Mapcode Global: FRA 46ND.XGX

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

North Curry in historic gazetteers

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

Curry, North, par. and vil., W. Somerset, 6 miles NE. of Taunton, 5556 ac., pop. 1600; P.O., T.O.

North Curry in the Domesday Book

A village in North Curry hundred, in the county of Somerset.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Harold
- Tenants in Chief in 1086: King William; Count of Mortain
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of London (subinfeudated); Ansger the Breton (subinfeudated); King William
- Taxable Value: 20 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £23 in 1070; £27 in 1086
- Households: 102 villagers; 26 smallholders; 2 cottagers; 38 slaves; 5 burgesses; 4 pigmen; 23 other households
- Plough Teams: 5 lord's ploughs; 34 men's ploughs (40 plough lands)
- Meadow: 78 acres
- Woodland: 62 acres
- Pasture: 2 mixed measures
- Churches: 1
- Other resources: 1 fishery
- Animals in 1086: 20 cattle; 20 pigs; 1 cob

British Place Names

North Curry, Somerset

North Curry is a village in Somerset

North Curry in historic gazetteers

North Curry in the Domesday Book