Ollerton

Other current and historical names

Alretune

Parish/Community: Ollerton
Unitary Authority: Cheshire East
Region: North West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 53°17'17"N 2°19'57"W
Eastings/Northings: 377926, 376867
OS Grid: SJ779768
Mapcode Local: GBR DZ4D.SY
Mapcode Global: WH998.4LHZ

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

Ollerton in historic gazetteers

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

Ollerton.-- township, in par. and 2 miles SE. of Knutsford, Cheshire, 1224 ac., pop. 287; contains Ollerton Hall, seat.

Ollerton in the Domesday Book

A village in Bucklow hundred, in the county of Cheshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfric
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Hugh
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wulfric (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 villager; 2 smallholders; 1 other household
- Meadow: 1 acre
- Woodland: 3 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric of Lawton
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Hugh
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Earl Hugh
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godgyth of Warford
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ranulf of Mainwaring
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf of Mainwaring
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld

British Place Names

Ollerton, Cheshire East

Ollerton is a village in Cheshire East

Ollerton in historic gazetteers

Ollerton in the Domesday Book