Thriplow

Other current and historical names

Triplow
Trepeslai
Trepeslau

Built-Up Area: Thriplow
Parish/Community: Thriplow
District/Borough: South Cambridgeshire
County: Cambridgeshire
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°5'55"N 0°5'55"E
Eastings/Northings: 543855, 246573
OS Grid: TL438465
Mapcode Local: GBR L8M.7T6
Mapcode Global: VHHKN.NHKX

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

Thriplow in historic gazetteers

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

Thriplow, par., Cambridgeshire, 7 miles NE. of Royston, 2489 ac., pop. 463; P.O.; Thriplow Heath was the rendezvous of the army under Fairfax and Cromwell in July 1647.

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

Triplow, Cambridgeshire. See THRIPLOW.

Thriplow in the Domesday Book

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

Six manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Ely
- Taxable Value: 6 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £12 in 1066; £11 in 1070; £11 in 1086
- Households: 12 villagers; 5 smallholders; 5 slaves
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 1 plough
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Esger the constable
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Sigar the steward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Sigar the steward (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hardwin of Scales (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
4th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
5th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hardwin of Scales (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 0 geld
6th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
- Taxable Value: 0 geld

British Place Names

Thriplow, Cambridgeshire

Thriplow is a village in Cambridgeshire

Thriplow in historic gazetteers

Thriplow in the Domesday Book