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Worcestershire E-L

E

Eardiston

Ardolvestone: St. Mary's from Worcester Church for the monks' supplies. Mill, fishery (with Knighton).

Earls Croome

Crumbe: Ordric from Worcester Church.

Eastbury

Eresbyrie: Walter of 'Burgh' from Worcester Church.

Now Little Eastbury, on the outskirts of Worcester.

Eastham

Estham: Herbert from Ralph de Tosny. Mill.

Eastham Grange.

Eckington

Aichintune: Westminster Church and Urso and Thurstan FitzRolf from the church.

Has one of the oldest bridges over the River Avon.

Eldersfield

Edresfelle: King's land, formerly Reinbald the Chancellor, and Ansgot and Wulfgeat from the king. Mill.

Largely Norman church with the arms of Dick Whittington's family.

Elmbridge

Elmerige: Osbern FitzRichard. Salthouse.

Purshall Court, nearby, was used by the Gunpowder Plot conspirators.

Elmley Lovett

Aelmeleia: Walter from Ralph de Tosny, formerly Queen Edith. 3 mills, 4 salthouses.

Evesham

Evesham: Evesham Church. Abbey, mill.

Town in the centre of the Vale of Evesham orchards with the ruins of an 8th century Benedictine abbey.

F

Feckenham

Fecheha: The king holds Feckenham. Five thanes held it from Earl Edwin; they could go where they wished with the land. Under them they had 4 men-at-arms, as free as they were themselves; between them there were 13 ploughs. 10 hides. In lordship 6 ploughs; 30 villagers, 11 smallholders, a reeve, a beadle, a miller and a smith; between them there were 18 ploughs. 12 male and 5 female slaves. A rider holds ½ hide, 2 parts of ½ hide and 1 croft; he has 1 plough. A mill at 2s. In Droitwich 4 salthouses; the woodland of this manor has been put outside into the King's woodland, and ½ hide of land which Earl William gave to Jocelyn Hunter. Earl William gave to St. Mary's Church [in Normandy] this manor's tithe and church with a priest and 2 virgates of land with 1 villager. Walter de Lacy gave 1 hide out of the lordship land to one Hubert; he has ½ plough.

Fladbury

Fledebirie: Worcester Church. Mill. 20 sticks of eels.

Partly Norman church.

Fockbury

Focheberie: King's land. Assessed with Bromsgrove, etc.

Fockbury Farm.

Franche Alia

Frenesse: King's land. Assessed with Kidderminster, etc.

Part of Kidderminster.

Frankley

Franchelie: Baldwin from William FitzAnsculf. Frankley Lodge Farm and Frankley Beeches, with a view of 7 counties.

The reservoirs supply Birmingham with water.

G

Glasshampton

Glese: Drogo FitzPoyntz. Mill.

Glasshampton Monastery.

Grafton (near Bromsgrove)

Grastone: King's land.

Grafton Manor House.

Grafton Flyford

Garstune: Urso and Walter from Westminster Church.

Greenhill

Gremanhil: Urso from Worcester Church and Godfrey from him.

Greenhill Farm.

Grimley

Grimanleh: Worcester Church. Mill, ½ fishery (sticks of eels).

Napoleon's brother, Lucien, lived here after he was captured by the British in 1810.

H

Habberley

Harburgelei: King's land. Assessed with Kidderminster, etc.

Now High and Low Habberley, on the outskirts of Kidderminster.

Hadzor

Hadesore: Walter from his father-in-law Gilbert FitzThorold. 7 salthouses (111 measures of salt).

Hadzor Hall.

Hagley

Hageleia: Roger from William FitzAnsculf.

Hagley Hall, a Palladian mansion with 18th century paintings and furniture.

Halesowen

Hala: Earl Roger and Roger Hunter from him. Church.

Industrial town with a part Norman church on a Saxon site.

Hallow

Halhegan: Worcester Church. 2 mills, fishery (with Broadwas).

Hallow Park.

Hampton (near Evesham)

Hantun(e): Abbot of Evesham from Worcester Church; Evesham Church. Vines, 2 mills.

Part of Evesham.

Hampton Lovett

Hamtune: Robert from Urso d'Abetot. 8 salthouses, mill.

Hampton Farm; on the outskirts of Evesham.

Hanbury

Hambyrie: Worcester Church and Urso from the church and Ralph from him.

Hanbury Hall. Nearby is a small village of the same name.

Hanley (near Stockton on Teme)

Hanlege: Roger and Hugh from Gilbert FitzThorold.

Now Hanley William; Hanley Court; Hanley Childe nearby.

Hanley Castle

Hanlege / Hanlie: King's land. Mill, woodland with a hedged enclosure.

Traces of the castle moat.

Hartlebury

Huerteberie: Worcester Church. 2 mills (10 packloads of corn).

County museum. The castle belonged to the Bishops of Worcester from the 13th century.

Harvington

Herferthun: Worcester Church. Mill.

Black and white thatched cottages.

Helpridge

Helperic:

Lost.

Hill

Hylle: Robert the Bursar from Worcester Church.

Now 2 hamlets, Hill and Hill Furze.

Hill Croome

Hilcrumbe: Roger de Lacy from Worcester Church.

Himbleton

Himeltun: Roger de Lacy from Worcester Church.

Hindlip

Hindelep: Urso from Worcester Church and Godfrey from him, formerly Edric the Steersman, commander of a ship.

Hindlip Park. Meetings to plan the Babbington Plot to put Mary Stuart on the throne, and later the Gunpowder Plot, were held here; the present house is 19th century.

Hinton on the Green

Hinetune: King's land.

Holdfast

Holefest: Urso from Worcester Church.

Holdfast Hall.

Hollin

Holim: Drogo FitzPoyntz.

Hollin Farms.

Hollow Court

Holowei / Haloede: King's land. Park for wild animals, put outside the manor.

Holt

Holte: Urso the Sheriff from Worcester Church. Fishery, salthouse, hedged enclosure.

Homme Castle

Hamme: Osbern FitzRichard. Fishery, mill (16 packloads of corn).

Castle motte and bailey.

Horton

Hortune: Robert from Urso d'Abetot. Salthouse, small wood.

Horton Farms.

Houndsfield

Hundesfelde: King's land. Assessed with Bromsgrove, etc.

Lower Houndsfield Farm.

Huddington

Hudintune: Archdeacon Alric from Worcester Church. Mill.

Huddington Court, the headquarters of the Gunpowder Plot.

Hurcott

Worcote: King's land. Assessed with Kidderminster, etc.

Hurcott Manor Cottages; Hurcott Wood; on the edge of Kidderminster.

I

Inkberrow

Interberga / berge: Bishop of Hereford from Worcester Church; Bishop of Hereford, formerly Earl Harold, wrongfully. Salthouse.

Charles I spent the night here, before the Battle of Naseby (1645), and left a book of maps behind.

Ipsley

Epeslei: King's land.

Part of Redditch; Ipsley Court.

K

Kemerton

Caneberton / Chenemertone / -tune / Chinemertune: King's land.

Limestone houses.

Kempsey

Chemesege: The Bishop of the same Church (Worcester) holds KEMPSEY CHEMESEGE . There are 24 hides paying geld, 5 of these are waste. There are 2 ploughs in the demesne, 13 villeins, and 27 bordars with 16 ploughs. There is a priest, 4 serfs and 2 bondswomen and 40 acres of meadow. The woodland is a mile long and ½ a mile wide. There are 13 hides in the demesne. In the time of King Edward it was worth £16, its present value is £7.

Simon de Montfort and his prisoner, Henry III, heard mass here, before the Battle of Evesham in 1265. Samuel Butler is said to have written part of Hudibras, published 1663-78, at the Ketch Inn.

(For more on Kempsey's history click here)

Kenswick

Checinwiche: Urso from Worcester Church and Walter from him.

Kenswick Manor.

Kidderminster

Chideminstre: In CRESSLAU Hundred King William holds KIDDERMINSTER in lordship with 16 outliers: WANNERTON, TRIMPLEY, HURCOTT, FRANCHE, another FRANCHE, BRISTITUNE, HABBERLEY, FASTOCHESFELDE, WRIBBENHALL, RIBBESFORD, another RIBBESFORD, SUTTON, OLDINGTON, MITTON, TEULESBERGE, SUDUUALE. In these lands, including the manor, 20 hides. The whole of this manor was waste. In lordship, 1 plough; 20 more ploughs possible. 2 male and 4 female slaves. 2 mills at 16s; 2 salthouses at 30s; a fishery at 100d; woodland, 4 leagues. In this manor the reeve holds the land of one riding man; he has 1 plough and a mill at 5 ora. To this manor belongs 1 house in Droitwich and another in Worcester which pays 10d. The whole manor paid £14 in revenue before 1066; now it pays £10 4s by weight. The king has placed the woodland of this manor in the Forest. Of this manor's land, William holds 1 hide and the land of one riding man. He has 1 villager and 8 smallholders who have 4½ ploughs. Value 11s. Also of this land Aiulf holds 1 virgate. 1 plough and 2 slaves there. Value 2s.

Town, famous for its carpet-making industry, developed in the 18th century.

Kington

Chintune: 2 men-at-arms from Roger de Lacy. Hedged enclosure for catching wild animals.

Knighton on Teme

Cnistetone: St. Mary's from Worcester Church for the monks' supplies. Mill, fishery (with Eardiston).

Knightwick

Cnihtewic: Robert the Bursar from Worcester Church, formerly Edith, a nun.

Knightwick Manor.

Kyre

Chure: Urso from Bishop of Hereford; Osbern FitzRichard and Herbert from him. Mill (10 packloads of grain).

Now Kyre Green; Kyre Park House, mainly 18th century, with gardens by Capability Brown.

L

Laugherne

Laure: Urso and Robert the Bursar from Worcester Church. Mill, 12 oaks.

Temple Laugherne, a house in a large orchard.

Lea Green

Lea: King's land. Assessed with Bromsgrove, etc.

Leigh

Lege: Pershore Church and Urso the Sheriff from the church. 3 mills.

Leigh Court.

Lenchwick

Lenchewic: Evesham Church.

Orchards.

Lindon

Linde:

Lost.

Littleton

Liteltune: Evesham Church.

Now 2 villages, Middle Littleton, with a 14th century tithe barn built by Abbot Ombersley of Evesham, and South Littleton.

Little Witley

Witlege: Urso from Worcester Church and Walter from him. 1 sester of honey.

Ruins of Witley Court.

Longdon (near Upton on Severn)

Langedune / Longedune: Westminster Church.

Longdon Hall. Maritime plants can still be found in Longdon Marsh, once covered by the tidal River Severn.

Lower Sapey

Sapie: Osbern FitzRichard. Mill (6 packloads of corn).

Lutley

Ludeleia: The clergy of Wolverhampton before and after 1066.

On the edge of Halesowen.

Lyppard

Lappewrte: Hugh de Grandmesnil from Worcester Church and Baldwin from him.

Lyppard Grange; on the outskirts of Worcester.

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