Horton

Other current and historical names

Hortone

Parish/Community: Hackleton
District/Borough: South Northamptonshire
County: Northamptonshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°10'57"N 0°48'33"W
Eastings/Northings: 481500, 254500
OS Grid: SP815545
Mapcode Local: GBR CYH.065
Mapcode Global: VHDSD.XDGK

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

Horton in historic gazetteers

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

Horton. par. and ry. sta., in co. and 6 miles SE. of Northampton, 2790 ac., pop. 78; birthplace of Charles Montague, Earl of Halifax (1661-1715), statesman and poet; contains the seat of Horton House.

Horton in the Domesday Book

A village in Wymersley hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofnoth son of Osmund
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Flanders
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Otbert (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 4 smallholders; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
- Meadow: 12 acres
- Woodland: 3 furlongs
- Mills: 1, value 1 shillings
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Waltheof
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Countess Judith
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Frani of Ashley
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Coutances
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Thorbiorn of Chellington (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 2 smallholders
4th Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Thorbiorn of Chellington (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 2 smallholders

British Place Names

Horton, Northamptonshire

Horton is a hamlet in Northamptonshire

Horton in historic gazetteers

Horton in the Domesday Book