Dorchester

Other current and historical names

Durchester
Dorchestre
Dorkecestre
Hydropolis
Civitas Dorcinia

Built-Up Area: Dorchester
Parish/Community: Dorchester
District/Borough: South Oxfordshire
County: Oxfordshire
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°38'38"N 1°9'56"W
Eastings/Northings: 457821, 194254
OS Grid: SU578942
Mapcode Local: GBR 90F.S34
Mapcode Global: VHCY8.RY10

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

Dorchester in historic gazetteers

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

Dorchester, par., township, and vil., in co. and 9 miles SE. of Oxford -- par., 2633 ac. (47 water), pop. 1012; township, 1954 ac., pop. 813; P.O., T.O.; contains Dorchester Manor.

Dorchester in the Domesday Book

A village in Dorchester hundred, in the county of Berkshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Lincoln St Mary
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Jacob (subinfeudated); Vitalis (subinfeudated); Isward (subinfeudated); Walkhere (subinfeudated); Reginald (subinfeudated); Conan (subinfeudated); English free men (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 30 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £16 in 1066; £13 in 1070; £27 in 1086
- Households: 26 villagers; 5 smallholders; 3 slaves
- Plough Teams: 10 lord's ploughs; 17 men's ploughs (20 plough lands)
- Meadow: 50 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Lincoln St Mary
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
- Taxable Value: 22 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £18 in 1066; £30 in 1086
- Households: 34 villagers; 22 smallholders; 2 other
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 15 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
- Woodland: 6 furlongs
- Mills: 1, value £1
- Other resources: 1 fishery
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Lincoln St Mary
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bricteva of Baldon (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 20 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1066; £8 in 1070; £20 in 1086
- Households: 46 villagers; 15 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 20 men's ploughs (16 plough lands)
- Mills: 4, value £19
- Other resources: 2 fisheries

British Place Names

Dorchester, Oxfordshire

Dorchester is a village in Dorchester , Oxfordshire

Dorchester in historic gazetteers

Dorchester in the Domesday Book

Photos of Dorchester