Banham

Other current and historical names

Benham

Built-Up Area: Banham
Parish/Community: Banham
District/Borough: Breckland
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°27'9"N 1°2'13"E
Eastings/Northings: 606470, 288182
OS Grid: TM064881
Mapcode Local: GBR TGW.C04
Mapcode Global: VHKCB.XMN6

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

Banham in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Free men, three
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: William of Ecouis (subinfeudated); Abbey of Ely
- Taxable Value: 2 ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 6 smallholders; 4 freemen
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 32 acres
- Woodland: 100 pigs
- Animals in 1066: 4 cattle; 16 pigs
- Animals in 1086: 2 cattle; 2 pigs
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Fathir of Banham
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Ecouis
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Oder of Vernon (subinfeudated); William of Ecouis
- Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £4 11/12 in 1086
- Households: 5 villagers; 8 smallholders; 16 freemen; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 20 acres
- Woodland: 100 pigs
- Churches: 1
- Animals in 1066: 2 cattle; 8 pigs; 1 cob
- Animals in 1086: 2 cattle; 1 cob
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofsi
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Warenne
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 5/- in 1086
- Households: 9 villagers; 6 smallholders; 5 freemen
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 14 acres
- Woodland: 100 pigs
4th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Exeter
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Exeter
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 5 smallholders; 3 freemen
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
- Meadow: 10 acres
- Woodland: 100 pigs
- Animals in 1066: 3 cattle; 6 pigs; 5 goats
- Animals in 1086: 3 cattle; 27 pigs; 30 goats; 1 cob
5th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Berard of Cockfield (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 freeman

British Place Names

Banham, Norfolk

Banham is a village in Norfolk

Banham in historic gazetteers

Banham in the Domesday Book