Parham

Other current and historical names

Perham
Perreham

Parish/Community: Parham
District/Borough: Suffolk Coastal
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°11'35"N 1°22'26"E
Eastings/Northings: 630703, 260349
OS Grid: TM307603
Mapcode Local: GBR WP3.D72
Mapcode Global: VHLBB.R4RL

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

Parham in the Domesday Book

A village in Parham hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Six manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Edric of Laxfield
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two; Alnoth; Blaecsunu of Rendham; Ernwulf of Parham
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Walter son of Aubrey (subinfeudated); Robert Malet
- Taxable Value: 2 ⁷⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 16/7¼ in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £2 4/7¼ in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers
- Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 6 acres
- Churches: 1
2nd Manor
- Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Thormoth
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Thormoth; Free men, six
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £7 in 1070; £10 in 1086
- Households: 4 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Woodland: 10 pigs
- Animals in 1066: 5 cattle; 50 pigs; 50 goats
- Animals in 1086: 5 cattle; 30 pigs; 58 goats
3rd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: King Edward
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric Kemp
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Haimo of Valognes (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
- Households: 8 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs
- Meadow: 4 acres
- Animals in 1086: 8 pigs
4th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, four
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Hugh
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086
5th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/7¼ in 1086
6th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086

British Place Names

Parham, Suffolk

Parham is a village in Suffolk

Parham in historic gazetteers

Parham in the Domesday Book