Singleton

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Singleton is a village in West Sussex

Other current and historical names

Singletun

Built-Up Area: Singleton
Parish/Community: Singleton
District/Borough: Chichester
County: West Sussex
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°54'41"N 0°45'3"W
Eastings/Northings: 487914, 113176
OS Grid: SU879131
Mapcode Local: GBR DFV.WG7
Mapcode Global: FRA 969P.R96

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

Singleton in historic gazetteers

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

Singleton, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Sussex - par., 4063 ac., pop. 555; vil., 5½ miles S. of Midhurst; P.O.; the par. contains the Goodwood racecourse, and forms part of the hundred of Westbourne and Singleton, in the rape of Chichester.

Singleton in the Domesday Book

A village in Singleton hundred, in the county of Sussex.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Godwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: William (subinfeudated); Church of Singleton (subinfeudated); Payne (subinfeudated); Abbey of Saint-Evroult (subinfeudated); Earl Roger of Shrewsbury; Geoffrey (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 97 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £89 in 1066; £57 in 1070; £121 in 1086
- Households: 89 villagers; 58 smallholders; 20 slaves
- Plough Teams: 8 lord's ploughs; 33 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (40 plough lands)
- Meadow: 60 acres
- Woodland: 150 swine render
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 3, value 13/9½

British Place Names

Singleton, West Sussex

Singleton is a village in West Sussex

Singleton in historic gazetteers

Singleton in the Domesday Book