Seckington

Other current and historical names

Seckinton
Sekindon
Sechintone
Secintone
Seccandun
Secandunum

Parish/Community: Seckington
District/Borough: North Warwickshire
County: Warwickshire
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Other Settlement

Latitude/Longitude: 52°39'52"N 1°36'34"W
Eastings/Northings: 426500, 307500
OS Grid: SK265075
Mapcode Local: GBR 5GG.V61
Mapcode Global: WHCGZ.79S3

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

Seckington in historic gazetteers

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

Seckington, par., Warwickshire, 4 miles NE. of Tarn worth, 806 ac., pop. 101.

Seckington in the Domesday Book

A village in Coleshill hundred, in the county of Warwickshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric of Shuttington
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Meulan
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Arnulf of Wilnecote (subinfeudated); Ingenulf of Ibstock (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 5 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ernwy
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William son of Corbucion
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Iudhael of Seckington (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 4 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
- Meadow: 1 ¹⁄₂ acres

British Place Names

Seckington, Warwickshire

Seckington is a settlement in Warwickshire

Seckington in historic gazetteers

Seckington in the Domesday Book