Wormsley

Other current and historical names

Wrmesleu
Wermeslai

Parish/Community: Brinsop and Wormsley
Unitary Authority: Herefordshire, County of
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°7'33"N 2°49'58"W
Eastings/Northings: 343078, 247852
OS Grid: SO430478
Mapcode Local: GBR FF.87XL
Mapcode Global: VH77R.VT6L

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

Wormsley in historic gazetteers

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

Wormsley, par., Herefordshire, 3 miles SE. of Weobly, 1233 ac., pop. 78.

Wormsley in the Domesday Book

A village in Stepleset hundred, in the county of Herefordshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfnoth; Alwy
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Lacy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Leofric (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 15 shillings in 1086
- Households: 2 smallholders; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Canons of Hereford St Peter
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Canons of Hereford
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: 1 man-at-arms (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1066; 4 shillings in 1070; 4 shillings in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Hadwy
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Lacy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Lacy
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086

British Place Names

Wormsley, Herefordshire, County of

Wormsley is a hamlet in Herefordshire, County of

Wormsley in historic gazetteers

Wormsley in the Domesday Book