Gillingham

Other current and historical names

Gelingeham
Glingeha
Geha

Built-Up Area: Gillingham
Parish/Community: Gillingham
District/Borough: North Dorset
County: Dorset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Town

Latitude/Longitude: 51°2'15"N 2°16'31"W
Eastings/Northings: 380794, 126506
OS Grid: ST807265
Mapcode Local: GBR 0VP.TVC
Mapcode Global: FRA 663C.RF1

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

Gillingham in historic gazetteers

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

Gillingham.-- market town, liberty, par., and township with ry. sta., N. Dorset, on river Stour, 4 miles NW. of Shaftesbury -- liberty, 13,196 ac., pop. 5542; par., 8353 ac., pop. 4131; township, 7527 ac., pop. 3293; P.O., T.O.; 2 Banks. Market-day every alternate Monday.

Gillingham in the Domesday Book

A village in Gillingham hundred, in the county of Dorset.

Seven manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwold the bald
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Turstin son of Rolf
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bernard Pancevolt (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1070; £3 in 1086
- Households: 1 villager; 8 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
- Meadow: 12 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Fulcred
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Fulcred
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 smallholder
3rd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Wulfwin of Gillingham
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wulfwin of Gillingham
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1086
4th Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edwin the hunter
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Edwin the hunter
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
5th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric the hunter
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Godric the hunter
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godric the hunter
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
- Households: 4 smallholders
- Meadow: 3 acres
6th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Eskil
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward the hunter
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Edward the hunter
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/4¾ in 1086
7th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Cranborne
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Cranborne
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1070; £1 in 1086
- Households: 5 smallholders
- Meadow: 7 acres

British Place Names

Gillingham, Dorset

Gillingham is a town in Gillingham , Dorset

Gillingham in historic gazetteers

Gillingham in the Domesday Book