Hilperton

Other current and historical names

Hilprington
Helperintone
Helprintone

Built-Up Area: Trowbridge
Parish/Community: Hilperton
Unitary Authority: Wiltshire
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 51°19'48"N 2°11'1"W
Eastings/Northings: 387287, 159016
OS Grid: ST872590
Mapcode Local: GBR 1SN.DQV
Mapcode Global: VH96X.3TBQ

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

Hilperton in the Domesday Book

A village in Whorwellsdown hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, four
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Cornelian
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Cornelian
- Taxable Value: 5 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1086
- Households: 1 villager
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (5 plough lands)
- Meadow: 12 acres
- Pasture: 20 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, three
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ansger the cook
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ansger the cook
- Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1070; £3 10/- in 1086
- Households: 1 slave; 9 other households
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs (3 plough lands)
- Meadow: 12 acres
- Pasture: 20 acres
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aldhild's husband
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Aldhild
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aldhild
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 smallholder
- Meadow: 4 acres
4th Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Godwin Clack
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godwin Clack
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086

British Place Names

Hilperton, Wiltshire

Hilperton is a suburban area in Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Hilperton in historic gazetteers

Hilperton in the Domesday Book