Poringland

Other current and historical names

Porrinkelanda
Porrikelanda
Porring
East Poringland
Poringland East
Great Poringland
Poringland Great
East
East and West
Poringland Great and Little

Parish/Community: Poringland
District/Borough: South Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Other Settlement

Latitude/Longitude: 52°34'23"N 1°20'28"E
Eastings/Northings: 626500, 302500
OS Grid: TG265025
Mapcode Local: GBR WJD.PWW
Mapcode Global: WHMTV.KLV7

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

Poringland in historic gazetteers

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

Poringland, Great, eccl. dist. and vil., Great and Little Poringland par., Norfolk - dist., pop. 436; the vil. is 5½ miles SE. of Norwich.

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

Poringland, Great and Little (or East and West), par., Norfolk, 1740 ac., pop. 471.

Poringland in the Domesday Book

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

Eight manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alfred
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Households: 4 freemen
- Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 1 acre
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Ulfkil
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, seven
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ulfkil (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
- Churches: 1
3rd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Gyrth
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1066; £10 in 1070; £15 in 1086
- Households: 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
4th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1086
- Households: 2.5 smallholders
5th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edwin
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1066; 1/2½ in 1070; 1/2½ in 1086
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough
6th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Alnoth Grutt
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
- Meadow: 1 acre
7th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aitard of Vaux (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1066; 1 shillings in 1070; 1 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: ³⁄₈ men's plough
8th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edwin
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Godric the steward
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godric the steward
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Households: 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

British Place Names

Poringland, Norfolk

Poringland is a settlement in Norfolk

Poringland in historic gazetteers

Poringland in the Domesday Book

Photos of Poringland