Suckley

Other current and historical names

Suchelei
Suchelie

Parish/Community: Suckley
District/Borough: Malvern Hills
County: Worcestershire
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°9'37"N 2°24'21"W
Eastings/Northings: 372328, 251415
OS Grid: SO723514
Mapcode Local: GBR FZ.65TG
Mapcode Global: VH92Q.7YXS

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

Suckley in historic gazetteers

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

Suckley, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., on W. border of Worcestershire - par., 5184 ac., pop. 1233; township, pop. 623; vil., 5 m. SE. of Bromyard; P.O.

Suckley in the Domesday Book

A village in Doddingtree hundred, in the county of Herefordshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Edwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 5 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £18 in 1066; £24 in 1070; £24 in 1086
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Edwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: King William; Abbey of Lyre (subinfeudated); Richard (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 5 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £50 in 1086
- Households: 23 villagers; 34 smallholders; 1 smallholder; 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 27 men's ploughs
- Woodland: 5 leagues
- Mills: 2, value 12 shillings
- Other resources: 1 fishery

British Place Names

Suckley, Worcestershire

Suckley is a village in Worcestershire

Suckley in historic gazetteers

Suckley in the Domesday Book