Birdham

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Birdham is a village in West Sussex

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Brideham

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

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°47'33"N 0°50'11"W
Eastings/Northings: 482099, 99885
OS Grid: SZ820998
Mapcode Local: GBR CFY.C8X
Mapcode Global: FRA 964Z.V7K

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

Birdham in historic gazetteers

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

Birdham, par., W. Sussex, on Chichester Harb., 4 miles SW. of Chichester, 1817 ac., pop. 455; P.O.

Birdham in the Domesday Book

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

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alnoth
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Nigel (subinfeudated); Ansketil (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £3 5/- in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 10 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
- Meadow: 3 acres
- Woodland: 3 swine render
- Pasture: 2 grazing for pigs
- Mills: 1, value £1
- Other resources: 2 fisheries

British Place Names

Birdham, West Sussex

Birdham is a village in West Sussex

Birdham in historic gazetteers

Birdham in the Domesday Book