Whitwood

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Whitwood is a suburban area in Castleford, Wakefield

Built-Up Area: Castleford
Parish/Community: Wakefield, unparished area
Unitary Authority: Wakefield
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 53°42'49"N 1°23'10"W
Eastings/Northings: 440604, 424336
OS Grid: SE406243
Mapcode Local: GBR LTRH.PF
Mapcode Global: WHDBZ.PX28

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

Whitwood in historic gazetteers

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

Whitwood, town and township (ry. sta. Altofts and Whitwood), Featherstone par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4½ miles NW. of Pontefract, 1082 ac., pop. 4102; P.O.; has mfrs. of earthenware, tiles, bricks, &C. Whitwood is a local government district.

Whitwood in the Domesday Book

A village in Agbrigg hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ligulf
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy
- Taxable Value: 8 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 1 smallholder
- Meadow: 3 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ligulf
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Poitou (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 8 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (4 plough lands)
- Meadow: 3 acres

British Place Names

Whitwood, Wakefield

Whitwood is a suburban area in Castleford, Wakefield

Whitwood in historic gazetteers

Whitwood in the Domesday Book