Poynings

Other current and historical names

Poninges

Parish/Community: Poynings
District/Borough: Mid Sussex
County: West Sussex
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°53'39"N 0°12'12"W
Eastings/Northings: 526440, 112084
OS Grid: TQ264120
Mapcode Local: GBR JN2.WXS
Mapcode Global: FRA B6GQ.VZW

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

Poynings in historic gazetteers

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

Poynings, par. and vil., Sussex - par., 1642 ac., pop. 316; vil., 6 miles NW. of Brighton; P.O.

Poynings in the Domesday Book

A village in Poynings hundred, in the county of Sussex.

- Overlord in 1066: Earl Godwin
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Cola
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William son of Reginald (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 8 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £12 in 1066; £10 in 1070; £10 in 1086
- Households: 25 villagers; 8 smallholders; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 15 men's ploughs (13 plough lands)
- Meadow: 50 acres
- Woodland: 40 swine render
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 2, value 12 shillings

British Place Names

Poynings, West Sussex

Poynings is a village in West Sussex

Poynings in historic gazetteers

Poynings in the Domesday Book