Thornham Parva

Other current and historical names

Parva Thornham

Parish/Community: Thornham Parva
District/Borough: Mid Suffolk
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°18'45"N 1°5'27"E
Eastings/Northings: 610799, 272761
OS Grid: TM107727
Mapcode Local: GBR TJJ.STR
Mapcode Global: VHL9L.V4NK

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

Thornham Parva in historic gazetteers

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

Thornham Parva, par., Suffolk, adjacent to Thornham Magna, 676 ac., pop. 134.

Thornham Parva in the Domesday Book

A village in Hartismere hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlords in 1066: Wulfeva of Thorndon; Edric of Laxfield
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, eight; Free men, two; Siric
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet's mother (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 6/2½ in 1066; 14 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: 3 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Churches: 0.75
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet's mother (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 0 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1086

British Place Names

Thornham Parva, Suffolk

Thornham Parva is a hamlet in Suffolk

Thornham Parva in historic gazetteers

Thornham Parva in the Domesday Book