Ruskington

Other current and historical names

Reschintone
Rischintone

Built-Up Area: Ruskington
Parish/Community: Ruskington
District/Borough: North Kesteven
County: Lincolnshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 53°2'45"N 0°23'9"W
Eastings/Northings: 508299, 351071
OS Grid: TF082510
Mapcode Local: GBR GRK.56S
Mapcode Global: WHGK1.1PGQ

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

Ruskington in historic gazetteers

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

Ruskington, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Lincolnshire, 3½ miles N. of Sleaford, 4750 ac., pop. 1191; P.O., T.O. the par. of Ruskington forms a local government dist.

Ruskington in the Domesday Book

A village in Flaxwell hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Toki son of Auti
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey Alselin
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Ralph nephew of Geoffrey Alselin (subinfeudated); Geoffrey Alselin; Drogo of la Beuvrière (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 12 ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £25 in 1066; £51 in 1086
- Households: 8 villagers; 8 smallholders; 22 freemen; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 8 men's ploughs (12 plough lands)
- Meadow: 60 acres
- Woodland: 240 acres
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 3, value £4 12/7¼
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Toki son of Auti
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Drogo of la Beuvrière
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Drogo of la Beuvrière
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough

British Place Names

Ruskington, Lincolnshire

Ruskington is a village in Lincolnshire

Ruskington in historic gazetteers

Ruskington in the Domesday Book