Kilton

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Kilton is a hamlet in Somerset

Other current and historical names

Diuetona
Chilvetun
Chilvetune

Parish/Community: Stringston
District/Borough: West Somerset
County: Somerset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 51°11'19"N 3°11'48"W
Eastings/Northings: 316450, 143957
OS Grid: ST164439
Mapcode Local: GBR LX.57XH
Mapcode Global: VH6GR.JDS2

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

Kilton in historic gazetteers

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

Kilton, coast par., Somerset, in NW. of co., 6 miles NE. of Watchet, 1691 ac., pop. 141.

Kilton in the Domesday Book

A village in Williton hundred, in the county of Somerset.

- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Leofric; Alward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Mohun
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Ralph (subinfeudated); William of Mohun
- Taxable Value: 10 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1070; £8 in 1086
- Households: 18 villagers; 6 smallholders; 7 slaves
- Plough Teams: 5 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs (10 plough lands)
- Meadow: 65 acres
- Woodland: 100 acres
- Pasture: 60 mixed measures
- Animals in 1086: 8 cattle; 12 pigs; 5 goats; 4 cobs

British Place Names

Kilton, Somerset

Kilton is a hamlet in Somerset

Kilton in historic gazetteers

Kilton in the Domesday Book