Woodborough

Other current and historical names

Udesburg
Udeburg

Built-Up Area: Woodborough
Parish/Community: Woodborough
District/Borough: Gedling
County: Nottinghamshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 53°1'23"N 1°3'16"W
Eastings/Northings: 463509, 347737
OS Grid: SK635477
Mapcode Local: GBR 9J7.J5X
Mapcode Global: WHFHR.R8ZP

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

Woodborough in historic gazetteers

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

Woodborough.-- par. and vil., Notts - par., 1940 ac., pop. 899; vil., 7½ miles NE. of Nottingham; P.O.; has a fine old church, and arries on brickmaking and frame work knitting; in vicinity is Woodborough Hall, an ancient mansion.

Woodborough in the Domesday Book

A village in Thurgarton hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Archbishop of St Peter York
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Archbishop of York
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Archbishop of York
- Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
- Households: 2 villagers; 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric of Colwick
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Aelfric of Colwick
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aelfric of Colwick
- Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Households: 3 villagers; 1 smallholder
- Mills: 1, value £1
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulfkil brother of Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Healfdene of Cromwell
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Healfdene of Cromwell
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5/2½ in 1066; 5/2½ in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 plough land)
4th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulfkil brother of Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ulfkil brother of Algar
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ulfkil brother of Algar
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
- Meadow: 1 virgate
- Woodland: 2 mixed measures
- Mills: 1, value £1
5th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Archbishop of St Peter York
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Archbishop of York
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: 1 cleric (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Households: 1 priest

British Place Names

Woodborough, Nottinghamshire

Woodborough is a village in Woodborough , Nottinghamshire

Woodborough in historic gazetteers

Woodborough in the Domesday Book