Abbotsbury

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Abbotsbury is a village in Dorset

Other current and historical names

Abedesberie
Abodesberie

Built-Up Area: Abbotsbury
Parish/Community: Abbotsbury
District/Borough: West Dorset
County: Dorset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°39'56"N 2°35'58"W
Eastings/Northings: 357725, 85274
OS Grid: SY577852
Mapcode Local: GBR PT.6RZN
Mapcode Global: FRA 57F9.YYB

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

Abbotsbury in historic gazetteers

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

Abbotsbury, par. and fishing vil., SW. Dorset, 9 miles SW. of Dorchester, 5616 ac., pop. 979; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Thursday. It has remains of abbey (1044). A. Castle, seat of the Earl of Ilchester, is in the vicinity.

Abbotsbury in the Domesday Book

A village in Uggescombe hundred, in the county of Dorset.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Abbotsbury St Peter
- Tenants in Chief in 1086: Hugh son of Grip's wife Hawise; Abbey of Abbotsbury
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Hugh son of Grip's wife Hawise; Abbey of Abbotsbury
- Taxable Value: 21 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £26 in 1086
- Households: 32 villagers; 16 smallholders; 14 slaves
- Plough Teams: 5 lord's ploughs; 16 men's ploughs (16 plough lands)
- Meadow: 36 acres
- Woodland: 8 furlongs
- Pasture: 27 mixed measures
- Mills: 2, value 16/2½
- Animals in 1086: 23 cattle; 30 pigs; 4 cobs

British Place Names

Abbotsbury, Dorset

Abbotsbury is a village in Dorset

Abbotsbury in historic gazetteers

Abbotsbury in the Domesday Book