Shrivenham

Other current and historical names

Seriveham

Built-Up Area: Shrivenham
Parish/Community: Shrivenham
District/Borough: Vale of White Horse
County: Oxfordshire
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°35'54"N 1°39'18"W
Eastings/Northings: 423991, 188900
OS Grid: SU239889
Mapcode Local: GBR 5WC.NDY
Mapcode Global: VHC0Y.83D0

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

Shrivenham in historic gazetteers

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

Shrivenham, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., Berks, in NW. of co.- par., 8430 ac., pop. 1965; township, pop. 721; vil., 1 mile N. of sta. and 6 miles NE. of Swindon Junction; P.O., T.O.

Shrivenham in the Domesday Book

A village in Shrivenham hundred, in the county of Berkshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: King William; Reinbald the priest (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 46 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £35 in 1066; £20 in 1070; £49 in 1086
- Households: 84 villagers; 22 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 5 lord's ploughs; 32 men's ploughs (33 plough lands)
- Meadow: 240 acres
- Woodland: 20 swine render
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 2, value £1

British Place Names

Shrivenham, Oxfordshire

Shrivenham is a village in Oxfordshire

Shrivenham in historic gazetteers

Shrivenham in the Domesday Book