Therfield

Other current and historical names

Tharfield
Dereuelde
Furreuuelde

Built-Up Area: Therfield
Parish/Community: Therfield
District/Borough: North Hertfordshire
County: Hertfordshire
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°1'3"N 0°3'17"W
Eastings/Northings: 533583, 237251
OS Grid: TL335372
Mapcode Local: GBR K81.JZ2
Mapcode Global: VHGNJ.0KD5

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

Therfield in historic gazetteers

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

Therfield, par. and vil., Herts, 3 miles SW. of Royston, 4833 ac., pop. 1175; P.O., T.O.

Therfield in the Domesday Book

A village in Odsey hundred, in the county of Hertfordshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- 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 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £12 in 1066; £10 in 1070; £11 in 1086
- Households: 27 villagers; 14 cottagers; 4 slaves; 1 priest; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 11 men's ploughs (20 plough lands)
- Woodland: 20 pigs
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ramsey St Benedict
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alric the priest
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wigar of Orwell (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 2 cottagers; 1 slave

British Place Names

Therfield, Hertfordshire

Therfield is a village in Hertfordshire

Therfield in historic gazetteers

Therfield in the Domesday Book