Yafford, Isle of Wight

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Yafford is a hamlet in Isle of Wight

Other current and historical names

Heceford

Parish/Community: Shorwell
Unitary Authority: Isle of Wight
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 50°38'4"N 1°22'4"W
Eastings/Northings: 444790, 81831
OS Grid: SZ447818
Mapcode Local: GBR 8C6.2Y8
Mapcode Global: FRA 870D.BWD

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

Yafford in the Domesday Book

A village in Bowcombe hundred, in the county of Hampshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freeholders, four
- Tenants in Chief in 1086: Aelfric Small; Wihtlac of Througham
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Aelfric Small; Wihtlac of Througham
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 5 smallholders
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; 1 men's plough (1 plough land)
- Meadow: ¹⁄₂ acre

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Yafford, Isle of Wight

Yafford is a hamlet in Isle of Wight

Yafford in the Domesday Book