Widmerpool

Other current and historical names

Wimarspol
Wimarspold

Built-Up Area: Widmerpool
Parish/Community: Widmerpool
District/Borough: Rushcliffe
County: Nottinghamshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°50'51"N 1°3'44"W
Eastings/Northings: 463241, 328211
OS Grid: SK632282
Mapcode Local: GBR 9LC.G6Z
Mapcode Global: WHFJJ.NP87

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

Widmerpool in historic gazetteers

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

Widmerpool, par. and ry. sta., Notts, 8½ miles SE. of Nottingham, 2190 ac., pop. 148; in vicinity of sta. is Widmerpool Hall, seat.

Widmerpool in the Domesday Book

A village in Rushcliffe hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: William son of Skialdvarth
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Healfdene of Cromwell
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Healfdene of Cromwell
- Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 14 freemen; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 6 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
- Meadow: 20 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, four
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Healfdene of Cromwell
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Healfdene of Cromwell
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 1/- in 1066; 6 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 freeman
- Plough Teams: ³⁄₈ men's plough (1 plough land)
- Meadow: 6 acres
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofnoth brother of Leofric
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph son of Hubert
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph son of Hubert
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld

British Place Names

Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire

Widmerpool is a village in Nottinghamshire

Widmerpool in historic gazetteers

Widmerpool in the Domesday Book