Wattisham

Other current and historical names

Wecesham

Parish/Community: Wattisham
District/Borough: Babergh
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°7'30"N 0°56'19"E
Eastings/Northings: 601263, 251509
OS Grid: TM012515
Mapcode Local: GBR SK9.Q57
Mapcode Global: VHKDV.7V36

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

Wattisham in historic gazetteers

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

Wattisham, par., Suffolk, Similes SW. of Needham Market, 1298 ac., pop. 184.

Wattisham in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eudo son of Spirewic
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Iarnagot (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
- Households: 3 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
- Meadow: 3 acres
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfric; Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 7/4¾ in 1086
- Households: 3 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough
- Meadow: 2 acres
- Animals in 1066: 8 cattle; 3 pigs; 3 cobs
- Animals in 1086: 11 cattle; 25 pigs; 5 cobs

British Place Names

Wattisham, Suffolk

Wattisham is a village in Suffolk

Wattisham in historic gazetteers

Wattisham in the Domesday Book