Foulsham

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Foulsham is a village in Norfolk

Other current and historical names

Folsham
Folsam
Folsa
Pockthorpe

Built-Up Area: Foulsham
Parish/Community: Foulsham
District/Borough: Broadland
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°47'1"N 1°0'42"E
Eastings/Northings: 603202, 324947
OS Grid: TG032249
Mapcode Local: GBR S9G.JKZ
Mapcode Global: WHLRL.H9Z6

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

Foulsham in historic gazetteers

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

Foulsham, par. and vil. with ry. sta., N. Norfolk, 8 miles NE. of Dereham, 3226 ac., pop. 949; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Tuesday; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Foulsham Hall.

Foulsham in the Domesday Book

A village in Eynesford hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

- Lords of the Manor in 1066: King Edward; Free men, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 13 ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £13 3/12 in 1066; 4 shillings in 1070; £34 14/- in 1086
- Households: 33 villagers; 44 smallholders; 24 freemen
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 25 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 46 acres
- Woodland: 400 pigs
- Churches: 2
- Mills: 2
- Animals in 1066: 3 cattle; 47 pigs; 50 goats; 1 cob
- Animals in 1086: 12 cattle; 50 pigs; 50 goats; 2 cobs

British Place Names

Foulsham, Norfolk

Foulsham is a village in Norfolk

Foulsham in historic gazetteers

Foulsham in the Domesday Book