Ramsholt

Other current and historical names

Ramesholt
Rammesholt

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

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°1'30"N 1°21'59"E
Eastings/Northings: 631063, 241656
OS Grid: TM310416
Mapcode Local: GBR WR0.Y2J
Mapcode Global: VHLC3.MCVB

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

Ramsholt in historic gazetteers

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

Ramsholt, par., Suffolk, on river Deben, 5m. SE. of Woodbridge, 1804 ac. land, 159 tidal water and 205 fore-shore, pop. 138.

Ramsholt in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlords in 1066: Godric; Edric of Laxfield
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three and one half; Free men, five
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1066; 14 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Godric
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, six
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Beaufour
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Beaufour
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

British Place Names

Ramsholt, Suffolk

Ramsholt is a hamlet in Suffolk

Ramsholt in historic gazetteers

Ramsholt in the Domesday Book