Westmill

Other current and historical names

West Mill
Wetmele
Wemele

Parish/Community: Westmill
District/Borough: East Hertfordshire
County: Hertfordshire
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°55'30"N 0°0'42"W
Eastings/Northings: 536822, 227057
OS Grid: TL368270
Mapcode Local: GBR K98.9VP
Mapcode Global: VHGNX.RW50

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

Westmill in historic gazetteers

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

Westmill, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Herts, in N. of co.- par., 2207 ac., pop. 361; vil., 1½ mile SE. of Buntingford; P.O., called West Mill.

Westmill in the Domesday Book

A village in Braughing hundred, in the county of Hertfordshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aki the Dane
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Gernon
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ansketil (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 7 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £20 in 1066; £10 in 1070; £17 in 1086
- Households: 18 villagers; 12 smallholders; 15 cottagers; 2 slaves; 5 Frenchmen
- Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 10 men's ploughs (14 plough lands)
- Meadow: 4 ploughs
- Woodland: 100 pigs
- Mills: 3, value £1 1/7¼
2nd Manor
- Overlords in 1066: King Edward; Eskil of Ware
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Saxi, a royal Guard; Freeman, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Tosny
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Gloucester (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 4 ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £14 in 1066; £10 in 1070; £12 in 1086
- Households: 14 villagers; 9 smallholders; 3 cottagers; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 7 men's ploughs (10 plough lands)
- Meadow: 2 ploughs
- Woodland: 60 pigs
- Mills: 1, value 10 shillings

British Place Names

Westmill, Hertfordshire

Westmill is a village in Hertfordshire

Westmill in historic gazetteers

Westmill in the Domesday Book