Elmswell

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Elmswell is a village in Suffolk

Other current and historical names

Elmeswella

Built-Up Area: Elmswell
Parish/Community: Elmswell
District/Borough: Mid Suffolk
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°14'13"N 0°54'45"E
Eastings/Northings: 598971, 263866
OS Grid: TL989638
Mapcode Local: GBR SHX.PJ5
Mapcode Global: VHKDF.R1SF

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

Elmswell in historic gazetteers

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

Elmswell, par. and ry. sta., W. Suffolk, 6 miles NW. of Stowmarket, 2060 ac., pop. 761; P.O., T.O.

Elmswell in the Domesday Book

A village in Blackburn 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: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £6 in 1086
- Households: 16 villagers; 14 smallholders; 5 freemen; 5 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 9 acres
- Woodland: 80 pigs
- Churches: 1
- Animals in 1086: 5 cattle; 15 pigs; 48 goats; 3 cobs

British Place Names

Elmswell, Suffolk

Elmswell is a village in Suffolk

Elmswell in historic gazetteers

Elmswell in the Domesday Book