Elkington

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Elkington is a hamlet in Northamptonshire

Other current and historical names

Alchinton
Archintone

Parish/Community: Elkington
District/Borough: Daventry
County: Northamptonshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°23'3"N 1°5'11"W
Eastings/Northings: 462274, 276634
OS Grid: SP622766
Mapcode Local: GBR 9RY.G51
Mapcode Global: VHCTV.3BZM

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

Elkington in historic gazetteers

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

Elkington, par., S. Northamptonshire, on Union Canal, 2 miles SW. of Welford, 1720 ac., pop. 86.

Elkington in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorbiorn
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alfred the butler (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1086
- Households: 10 villagers; 3 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
2nd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Guy of Raimbeaucourt
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Thorkil (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 2 shillings in 1086
- Households: 2 smallholders
- Plough Teams: ³⁄₈ men's plough ( ³⁄₈ plough land)

British Place Names

Elkington, Northamptonshire

Elkington is a hamlet in Northamptonshire

Elkington in historic gazetteers

Elkington in the Domesday Book