Petham

Other current and historical names

Piteham

Parish/Community: Petham
District/Borough: Canterbury
County: Kent
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°13'26"N 1°2'45"E
Eastings/Northings: 612785, 151600
OS Grid: TR127516
Mapcode Local: GBR TYT.77Q
Mapcode Global: VHLGT.2HTM

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

Petham in historic gazetteers

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

Petham, par. and vil., Kent - par., 3338 ac., pop. 687; vil., 5 miles S. of Canterbury; P.O.; near the vil. is Petham House, seat.

Petham in the Domesday Book

A village in Petham 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: Nigel (subinfeudated); Archbishop of Canterbury; Godfrey the steward (subinfeudated); Abbey of Canterbury (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 7 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £17 6/2½ in 1066; £17 6/2½ in 1070; £29 in 1086
- Households: 36 villagers; 29 smallholders; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 7 lord's ploughs; 22 men's ploughs (20 plough lands)
- Meadow: 13 acres
- Woodland: 20 swine render
- Churches: 2

British Place Names

Petham, Kent

Petham is a village in Kent

Petham in historic gazetteers

Petham in the Domesday Book