Maperton

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Maperton is a hamlet in Somerset

Other current and historical names

Malpertone
Malperettona

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

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 51°2'0"N 2°28'17"W
Eastings/Northings: 367039, 126105
OS Grid: ST670261
Mapcode Local: GBR MW.H5NS
Mapcode Global: FRA 56QD.10H

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

Maperton in historic gazetteers

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

Maperton, par., Somerset, 3 m. SW. of Wincanton, 1534 ac., pop. 203; contains Maperton House, seat.

Maperton in the Domesday Book

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

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwold the bald
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Turstin son of Rolf
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 5 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1070; £6 in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 10 slaves; 9 Cottagers
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
- Meadow: 5 acres
- Woodland: 5 furlongs
- Pasture: 10 acres
- Mills: 2, value 5/4¾
- Animals in 1086: 17 cattle; 20 pigs

British Place Names

Maperton, Somerset

Maperton is a hamlet in Somerset

Maperton in historic gazetteers

Maperton in the Domesday Book