Barnwell

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Barnwell is a village in Northamptonshire

Other current and historical names

Barnewell
Bernewelle
Barnwell St Andrew
Barnwell St Andrews

Built-Up Area: Barnwell
Parish/Community: Barnwell
District/Borough: East Northamptonshire
County: Northamptonshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°27'6"N 0°27'22"W
Eastings/Northings: 505003, 284865
OS Grid: TL050848
Mapcode Local: GBR FY9.CFL
Mapcode Global: VHFNQ.1MMW

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

Barnwell in historic gazetteers

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

Barnwell St Andrews, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (Barnwell), N. Northamptonshire, 2½ miles S. of Oundle, 740 ac., pop. 257; P.O. Its castle (1152) is a good specimen of Early Norman architecture.

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

Barnwell, ry. sta., 3 miles S. of Oundle, N. Northamptonsh.

Barnwell in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 6 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £13 6/4¾ in 1066; £30 in 1086
- Households: 12 villagers; 2 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
- Meadow: 24 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ramsey St Benedict
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ramsey
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Ramsey
- Taxable Value: 6 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £4 in 1086
- Households: 15 villagers; 6 smallholders; 3 slaves; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 40 acres
- Woodland: 6 furlongs
- Mills: 2, value £1 3/12

British Place Names

Barnwell, Northamptonshire

Barnwell is a village in Northamptonshire

Barnwell in historic gazetteers

Barnwell in the Domesday Book