Chelsworth

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Chelsworth is a village in Suffolk

Other current and historical names

Chellesworth
Cerleswrda
Chelsworth Common

Parish/Community: Chelsworth
District/Borough: Babergh
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°5'41"N 0°53'32"E
Eastings/Northings: 598220, 248021
OS Grid: TL982480
Mapcode Local: GBR SKM.QD9
Mapcode Global: VHKF0.FL2T

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

Chelsworth in historic gazetteers

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

Chelsworth, par., W. Suffolk, 5 m. NW. of Hadleigh, 861 ac., pop. 245; contains C. Hall and C. Park.

Chelsworth in the Domesday Book

A village in Cosford hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Taxable Value: 3 ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £5 in 1086
- Households: 8 villagers; 10 smallholders; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 13 acres
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 1
- Animals in 1066: 10 cattle; 16 pigs; 2 cobs
- Animals in 1086: 9 cattle; 20 pigs; 2 cobs

British Place Names

Chelsworth, Suffolk

Chelsworth is a village in Suffolk

Chelsworth in historic gazetteers

Chelsworth in the Domesday Book

Photos of Chelsworth