Wentnor

Other current and historical names

Wantenoure

Parish/Community: Wentnor
Unitary Authority: Shropshire
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°31'49"N 2°54'29"W
Eastings/Northings: 338480, 292902
OS Grid: SO384929
Mapcode Local: GBR BB.FLN8
Mapcode Global: VH75S.JNVH

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

Wentnor in historic gazetteers

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

Wentnor, par. and vil., Shropshire - par., 6698 ac., pep. 727; vil., 5 miles NE. of Bishops Castle; P.O.

Wentnor in the Domesday Book

A village in Rinlau hundred, in the county of Shropshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edric the wild
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger son of Corbet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger son of Corbet
- Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £4 in 1086
- Households: 5 villagers; 11 smallholders; 15 slaves
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 8 men's ploughs

British Place Names

Wentnor, Shropshire

Wentnor is a village in Shropshire

Wentnor in historic gazetteers

Wentnor in the Domesday Book