Otford

Other current and historical names

Orford
Otefort
Ottanford
Twitton

Built-Up Area: Otford
Parish/Community: Otford
District/Borough: Sevenoaks
County: Kent
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°18'46"N 0°11'24"E
Eastings/Northings: 552734, 159363
OS Grid: TQ527593
Mapcode Local: GBR T3.4L3
Mapcode Global: VHHPL.78VC

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

Otford in historic gazetteers

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

Otford, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Kent - par., 280G ac., pop. 1388; vil., on river Derwent, 3 miles N. of Sevenoaks; P.O.; near the sta. is Otford House, seat.

Otford in the Domesday Book

A village in Codsheath hundred, in the county of Kent.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Archbishop of Canterbury Christ Church
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Archbishop of Canterbury
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Richard of Tonbridge (subinfeudated); Archbishop of Canterbury; Geoffrey of Rots (subinfeudated); Robert the interpreter (subinfeudated); Haimo (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 8 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £82 in 1086
- Households: 117 villagers; 29 smallholders; 13 slaves
- Plough Teams: 9 lord's ploughs; 49 men's ploughs (42 plough lands)
- Meadow: 78 acres
- Woodland: 180 swine render
- Mills: 8, value £4 15/12

British Place Names

Otford, Kent

Otford is a village in Kent

Otford in historic gazetteers

Otford in the Domesday Book