Thompson

Other current and historical names

Tomestuna
Tumesteda

Parish/Community: Thompson
District/Borough: Breckland
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°31'58"N 0°50'5"E
Eastings/Northings: 592375, 296562
OS Grid: TL923965
Mapcode Local: GBR RC0.1XF
Mapcode Global: VHKBV.FL5K

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

Thompson in historic gazetteers

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

Thompson, par., Norfolk, 2½ miles SE. of Watton, 2890 ac., pop. 360; P.O.

Thompson in the Domesday Book

A village in Wayland hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Isaac
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Isaac
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
2nd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Berner the bowman
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Berner the bowman
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 16 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 smallholder
3rd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
4th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf son of Walter (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough
- Meadow: 1 acre

British Place Names

Thompson, Norfolk

Thompson is a village in Norfolk

Thompson in historic gazetteers

Thompson in the Domesday Book