Halse

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Halse is a village in Somerset

Other current and historical names

Halsa

Parish/Community: Halse
District/Borough: Taunton Deane
County: Somerset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°2'40"N 3°13'39"W
Eastings/Northings: 314045, 127950
OS Grid: ST140279
Mapcode Local: GBR LW.GD4Y
Mapcode Global: FRA 464C.6F9

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

Halse in historic gazetteers

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

Halse, par. and vil., S. Somerset, 6½ miles NW. of Taunton, 1301 ac., pop. 404; P.O.

Halse in the Domesday Book

A village in Taunton hundred, in the county of Somerset.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Almer of Piddletrenthide
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Arundel
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Arundel
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1070; £6 in 1086
- Households: 16 villagers; 7 smallholders; 3 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (7 plough lands)
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Woodland: 12 acres
- Pasture: 20 acres
- Mills: 1, value 10 shillings
- Animals in 1086: 1 cow; 7 pigs

British Place Names

Halse, Somerset

Halse is a village in Somerset

Halse in historic gazetteers

Halse in the Domesday Book