Hapton

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Hapton is a village in Norfolk

Other current and historical names

Habetuna
Habituna
Apetuna

Parish/Community: Tharston and Hapton
District/Borough: South Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°31'28"N 1°12'25"E
Eastings/Northings: 617663, 296685
OS Grid: TM176966
Mapcode Local: GBR VHH.L0Q
Mapcode Global: VHL8H.WT02

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

Hapton in historic gazetteers

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

Hapton, par., S. Norfolk, 6 miles SW. of Wymondham, 695 ac., pop. 195. Har--. See also HARR --.

Hapton in the Domesday Book

A village in Depwade hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one; Free men, four
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Households: 2 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
- Meadow: 3 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Herbert (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/7¼ in 1086

British Place Names

Hapton, Norfolk

Hapton is a village in Norfolk

Hapton in historic gazetteers

Hapton in the Domesday Book