Osgathorpe

Other current and historical names

Osgodtorp

Parish/Community: Osgathorpe
District/Borough: North West Leicestershire
County: Leicestershire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°46'19"N 1°22'19"W
Eastings/Northings: 442462, 319572
OS Grid: SK424195
Mapcode Local: GBR 7J8.7XJ
Mapcode Global: WHDHM.WLT6

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

Osgathorpe in historic gazetteers

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

Osgathorpe, par. and vil., Leicestershire, 5 miles NE. of Ashby de la Zouch, 1220 ac., pop. 304.

Osgathorpe in the Domesday Book

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

- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Henry of Ferrers
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Erdwulf (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 5 smallholders
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; 1 men's plough

British Place Names

Osgathorpe, Leicestershire

Osgathorpe is a village in Leicestershire

Osgathorpe in historic gazetteers

Osgathorpe in the Domesday Book