Fyfield

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Fyfield is a village in Oxfordshire

Other current and historical names

Fivehide

Parish/Community: Fyfield and Tubney
District/Borough: Vale of White Horse
County: Oxfordshire
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°41'1"N 1°23'11"W
Eastings/Northings: 442500, 198500
OS Grid: SU425985
Mapcode Local: GBR 7YD.J6M
Mapcode Global: VHC0H.XY95

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

Fyfield in historic gazetteers

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

Fyfield.-- par., N. Berks, 5 miles NW. of Abingdon, 1603 ac., pop. 337; P.O.; contains Fyfield Wick.

Fyfield in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Abingdon St Mary
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric the sheriff
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Henry of Ferrers
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: A second Henry of Fyfield (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 10 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1066; £10 in 1070; £6 in 1086
- Households: 13 villagers; 5 smallholders; 7 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 100 acres
- Churches: 1
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: King Edward
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric the sheriff
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Henry of Ferrers
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Henry of Ferrers
- Taxable Value: 10 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 in 1066; £5 in 1086
- Households: 8 villagers; 3 smallholders; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
- Meadow: 12 acres
- Other resources: 0.5 fisheries

British Place Names

Fyfield, Oxfordshire

Fyfield is a village in Oxfordshire

Fyfield in historic gazetteers

Fyfield in the Domesday Book