Owermoigne

Other current and historical names

Owres

Built-Up Area: Owermoigne
Parish/Community: Owermoigne
District/Borough: West Dorset
County: Dorset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°40'3"N 2°19'44"W
Eastings/Northings: 376848, 85387
OS Grid: SY768853
Mapcode Local: GBR 108.0A9
Mapcode Global: FRA 6709.VW3

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

Owermoigne in historic gazetteers

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

Owermoigne, liberty, par., and vil., Dorset - liberty and par., 3891 ac., pop. 423; vil., 6 m. SE. of Dorchester.

Owermoigne in the Domesday Book

A village in Winfrith [Newburgh] hundred, in the county of Dorset.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: John the Dane
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Matthew of Mortagne
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Matthew of Mortagne
- Taxable Value: 9 ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1070; £10 in 1086
- Households: 7 villagers; 6 slaves; 6 other households
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 20 acres
- Pasture: 1 league
- Mills: 1, value 6 shillings

British Place Names

Owermoigne, Dorset

Owermoigne is a village in Dorset

Owermoigne in historic gazetteers

Owermoigne in the Domesday Book