Shillington

Other current and historical names

Shiltington
Sethlindone
Hillfoot End
Bury End
Upton End

Built-Up Area: Shillington
Parish/Community: Shillington
Unitary Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°59'35"N 0°21'43"W
Eastings/Northings: 512558, 234018
OS Grid: TL125340
Mapcode Local: GBR H55.Z54
Mapcode Global: VHFR2.N5YB

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

Shillington in historic gazetteers

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

Shillington, par. and vil., Bedfordshire, in E. of co.- par., 5030 ac., pop. 2226; vil., 3½ miles SW. of Shefford sta. and 6 NW. of Hitchin; P.O., T.O.

Shillington in the Domesday Book

A village in Clifton hundred, in the county of Bedfordshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ramsey St Benedict
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ramsey
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Ramsey
- Taxable Value: 10 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £12 in 1066; £12 in 1070; £12 in 1086
- Households: 27 villagers; 5 smallholders; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 12 men's ploughs (14 plough lands)
- Meadow: 6 ploughs
- Woodland: 100 pigs

British Place Names

Shillington, Central Bedfordshire

Shillington is a village in Central Bedfordshire

Shillington in historic gazetteers

Shillington in the Domesday Book