Washington

Parish/Community: Washington
District/Borough: Horsham
County: West Sussex
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°54'24"N 0°24'19"W
Eastings/Northings: 512215, 113124
OS Grid: TQ122131
Mapcode Local: GBR HLH.0B9
Mapcode Global: FRA B61Q.1WL

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

Washington in historic gazetteers

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

Washington, par. and vil., Sussex - par., 3185 ac., pop. 844; vil., 4½ miles NW. of Steyning; P.O.

Washington in the Domesday Book

A village in Steyning hundred, in the county of Sussex.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Gyrth
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Earl Gyrth; Leofwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Braose
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated); William (subinfeudated); Ralph (subinfeudated); Leofwin (subinfeudated); William of Braose
- Taxable Value: 59 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £50 in 1066; £50 in 1070; £52 15/12 in 1086
- Households: 124 villagers; 27 smallholders; 6 slaves
- Plough Teams: 5 lord's ploughs; 36 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (34 plough lands)
- Meadow: 11 acres
- Woodland: 70 swine render
- Other resources: 5 salthouses
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Godwin
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Braose
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Morin (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 villager
- Mills: 1, value 1/2½

British Place Names

Washington, West Sussex

Washington is a village in West Sussex

Washington in historic gazetteers

Washington in the Domesday Book