Pebmarsh

Other current and historical names

Pebeners
Pebenhers
Bebenhers
Cross End

Parish/Community: Pebmarsh
District/Borough: Braintree
County: Essex
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°58'4"N 0°41'49"E
Eastings/Northings: 585379, 233384
OS Grid: TL853333
Mapcode Local: GBR QJ8.H38
Mapcode Global: VHKFH.1SDP

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

Pebmarsh in historic gazetteers

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

Pebmarsh, par. and vil., Essex, in NE. of co.- par., 2062 ac., pop. 516; vil., 3½ miles NE. of Halstead; P.O.

Pebmarsh in the Domesday Book

A village in Hinckford hundred, in the county of Essex.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, eighteen
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
- Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Households: 3 smallholders; 18 freemen
- Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 3 acres
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofcild
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Leofcild (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 0 geld
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Warengar of Hedingham (subinfeudated)
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £4 in 1086
- Households: 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs
- Meadow: 4 acres
- Woodland: 8 pigs

British Place Names

Pebmarsh, Essex

Pebmarsh is a village in Essex

Pebmarsh in historic gazetteers

Pebmarsh in the Domesday Book