Edgefield

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Edgefield is a village in Norfolk

Other current and historical names

Edisfelda

Parish/Community: Edgefield
District/Borough: North Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°52'17"N 1°6'47"E
Eastings/Northings: 609618, 334991
OS Grid: TG096349
Mapcode Local: GBR T9S.SB4
Mapcode Global: WHLR8.22BZ

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

Edgefield in historic gazetteers

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

Edgefield, par., N. Norfolk, 3 miles S. of Holt, 2435 ac., pop. 479; P.O.

Edgefield in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bondi of Raynham
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ranulf brother of Ilger
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey nephew of Ranulf brother of Ilger (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 7 smallholders; 17 freemen; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 5 acres
- Woodland: 100 pigs
- Mills: 1
- Animals in 1066: 7 pigs; 13 goats; 1 beehive
- Animals in 1086: 23 pigs; 21 goats; 2 cobs; 2 beehives
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Skeet
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Peter of Valognes
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Peter of Valognes
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Households: 5 villagers; 1 smallholder; 2 freemen
- Meadow: 2 acres
- Woodland: 100 pigs

British Place Names

Edgefield, Norfolk

Edgefield is a village in Norfolk

Edgefield in historic gazetteers

Edgefield in the Domesday Book