Rockbourne

Other current and historical names

Rockbourn
Rocheborne

Built-Up Area: Rockbourne
Parish/Community: Rockbourne
District/Borough: New Forest
County: Hampshire
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°57'45"N 1°50'18"W
Eastings/Northings: 411434, 118138
OS Grid: SU114181
Mapcode Local: GBR 416.HZN
Mapcode Global: FRA 761K.MJS

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

Rockbourne in historic gazetteers

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

Rockbourn, par. and vil., Hants, 3½ miles NW. of Fordingbridge, 3886 ac., pop. 456; P.O.; on a height is a memorial column to General Sir Eyre Coote (1726-1783), the Indian soldier.

Rockbourne in the Domesday Book

A village in Fordingbridge hundred, in the county of Hampshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: King Edward
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfgeat
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alwy son of Turber
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alwy son of Turber
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1086
- Households: 5 smallholders
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: King Edward
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Saewin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Saewin
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Saewin
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 12/4¾ in 1066; 7/4¾ in 1086
- Households: 2 smallholders
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Households: 4 villagers; 20 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 3 acres

British Place Names

Rockbourne, Hampshire

Rockbourne is a village in Hampshire

Rockbourne in historic gazetteers

Rockbourne in the Domesday Book