Snetterton

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Snetterton is a hamlet in Norfolk

Other current and historical names

Snetretuna

Parish/Community: Snetterton
District/Borough: Breckland
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°28'50"N 0°56'8"E
Eastings/Northings: 599450, 291033
OS Grid: TL994910
Mapcode Local: GBR SF1.HCB
Mapcode Global: VHKC3.5XJ4

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

Snetterton in historic gazetteers

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

Snetterton, par., Norfolk, 4 miles SW. of Attleborough, 2189 ac., pop. 203.

Snetterton in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwy of Thetford
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph son of Herlewin (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 3 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Animals in 1066: 3 cattle
- Animals in 1086: 7 cattle; 9 pigs; 14 goats; 2 beehives
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph son of Herlewin (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 0 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1086
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough

British Place Names

Snetterton, Norfolk

Snetterton is a hamlet in Norfolk

Snetterton in historic gazetteers

Snetterton in the Domesday Book