Hinxton

Other current and historical names

Hinkeston
Histetone
Hestitone

Parish/Community: Hinxton
District/Borough: South Cambridgeshire
County: Cambridgeshire
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°5'10"N 0°10'51"E
Eastings/Northings: 549538, 245346
OS Grid: TL495453
Mapcode Local: GBR MB7.4LH
Mapcode Global: VHHKQ.3T2J

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

Hinxton in historic gazetteers

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

Hinxton (or Hinkeston), par. and vil., on S. border of Cambridgeshire, 2 miles NW. of Chesterford sta., 1503 ac., pop. 343; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Hinxton Hall.

Hinxton in the Domesday Book

A village in Whittlesford hundred, in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlords in 1066: Earl Algar; King Edward
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freeman, one; Freemen, nineteen
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Picot of Cambridge
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Picot of Cambridge
- Taxable Value: 15 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £16 in 1066; £16 in 1070; £10 in 1086
- Households: 20 villagers; 12 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 9 men's ploughs (13 plough lands)
- Meadow: 3 ploughs
- Mills: 2, value £1 1/2½
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Siward Barn
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £2 in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 2 smallholders
- Meadow: 2 ploughs
- Mills: 1, value 8 shillings
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
4th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
5th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Algar
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Estred
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Durand (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
- Households: 2 slaves
- Meadow: 1 plough

British Place Names

Hinxton, Cambridgeshire

Hinxton is a village in Cambridgeshire

Hinxton in historic gazetteers

Hinxton in the Domesday Book