Zeals

Other current and historical names

Sela
Sele
Zeals Green
Wolverton

Built-Up Area: Bourton
Parish/Community: Zeals
Unitary Authority: East Dorset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°5'6"N 2°18'46"W
Eastings/Northings: 378175, 131800
OS Grid: ST781318
Mapcode Local: GBR 0V1.XQM
Mapcode Global: FRA 6618.2Q3

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

Zeals in historic gazetteers

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

Zeals, eccl. dist. and vil., Mere par., Wilts, 1½ mile W. of Mere, pop. 560; P.O.; Zeals House is the ancient seat of the Grove family.

Zeals in the Domesday Book

A village in Mere hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Almer
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Jocelyn of Rivers
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Jocelyn of Rivers
- Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 5 villagers; 2 slaves; 3 other households
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
- Meadow: 3 acres
- Woodland: ¹⁄₂ league
- Pasture: 3 furlongs
- Mills: 1, value 3/2½
2nd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alfgeat
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alfgeat
- Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 8 villagers; 9 smallholders; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
- Meadow: 4 acres
- Woodland: ¹⁄₂ league
- Pasture: 40 acres
- Mills: 1, value 3 shillings

British Place Names

Zeals, East Dorset

Zeals is a village in Bourton, East Dorset

Zeals in historic gazetteers

Zeals in the Domesday Book