Urchfont

Other current and historical names

Erchfont
Ierchesfonte

Built-Up Area: Urchfont
Parish/Community: Urchfont
Unitary Authority: Wiltshire
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°18'43"N 1°56'34"W
Eastings/Northings: 404084, 156998
OS Grid: SU040569
Mapcode Local: GBR 3WT.MN8
Mapcode Global: VHB4P.89S0

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

Urchfont in historic gazetteers

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

Urchfont (or Erchfont), par. and township, Wilts, 3 miles SE. of Devizes - par., 6873 ac., pop. 1197; township, 6235 ac., pop. 1057; P.O.

Urchfont in the Domesday Book

A village in Studfold hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Winchester St Mary
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Reeve of the abbess; Abbey of Winchester St Mary
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Winchester
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Walter (subinfeudated); Edward (subinfeudated); Abbey of Winchester; Englishmen (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 30 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £15 in 1070; £30 in 1086
- Households: 33 villagers; 26 smallholders; 6 cottagers; 17 slaves
- Plough Teams: 7 lord's ploughs; 9 men's ploughs (20 plough lands)
- Meadow: 64 acres
- Woodland: 1 league
- Pasture: 1 league
- Mills: 3, value £10 10/2½

British Place Names

Urchfont, Wiltshire

Urchfont is a village in Wiltshire

Urchfont in historic gazetteers

Urchfont in the Domesday Book