Esher

Other current and historical names

Aescer
Aissele
Aissela
Esher Place

Built-Up Area: Esher
Parish/Community: Elmbridge, unparished area
District/Borough: Elmbridge
County: Surrey
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Town

Latitude/Longitude: 51°22'9"N 0°21'56"W
Eastings/Northings: 513862, 164640
OS Grid: TQ138646
Mapcode Local: GBR 5P.GGX
Mapcode Global: VHFTZ.MV12

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

Esher in the Domesday Book

A village in Elmbridge hundred, in the county of Surrey.

Six manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: King Edward
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tovi
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Saint-Leofroy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Saint-Leofroy
- Taxable Value: 7 ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 11 cottagers
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: King Edward
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tovi
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Odard the bowman
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Odard the bowman
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1086
- Households: 10 villagers
- Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 2 acres
3rd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Chertsey St Peter
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Man, one; Women, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Chertsey
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Vatteville (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 16 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
4th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Englishman, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Chertsey
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Vatteville (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 14/4¾ in 1066; 14/4¾ in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers
- Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs
5th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: 1 woman (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 villager
6th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Chertsey St Peter
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Woman, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Chertsey
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reginald (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 7 shillings in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers

British Place Names

Esher, Surrey

Esher is a town in Surrey

Esher in historic gazetteers

Esher in the Domesday Book