Ramsbury

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Ramsbury is a village in Ramsey , Wiltshire

Other current and historical names

Ramesburie
Ramesberie

Built-Up Area: Ramsey
Parish/Community: Ramsbury
Unitary Authority: Wiltshire
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°26'33"N 1°36'26"W
Eastings/Northings: 427385, 171592
OS Grid: SU273715
Mapcode Local: GBR 5YC.GFR
Mapcode Global: VHC1K.3Z3Y

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

Ramsbury in historic gazetteers

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

Ramsbury.-- par. and vil., Wilts, on river Kennet, 5 miles NW. of Hungerford, 2742 ac., pop. 2329; P.O., T.O.; malting, brewing, and tanning are carried on; from 920 till ??58 it was the seat of the Bishops of Wilts; near vil. is Ramsbury Manor, seat.

Ramsbury in the Domesday Book

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

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Salisbury St Mary
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Salisbury
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Quentin (subinfeudated); Reeve's wife (subinfeudated); Bishop of Salisbury; Priests (subinfeudated); Herbert (subinfeudated); Odbold (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 90 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £70 in 1086
- Households: 68 villagers; 74 smallholders; 9 slaves; 5 burgesses
- Plough Teams: 19 lord's ploughs; 35 men's ploughs (54 plough lands)
- Meadow: 80 acres
- Woodland: 16 furlongs
- Pasture: 14 furlongs
- Mills: 10, value £6 2/4¾

British Place Names

Ramsbury, Wiltshire

Ramsbury is a village in Ramsey , Wiltshire

Ramsbury in historic gazetteers

Ramsbury in the Domesday Book

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