Blackheath, Surrey
Encyclopedia
Blackheath is a village in Surrey
near Guildford
, often called Blackheath Village in order to distinguish it from Blackheath
in south east London
.
The settlement appears in the Domesday Book
as Blacheatfeld. Blackheath
was a hundred
(these are not marked on the Surrey
map, which shows only Domesday manor
s), an administrative area, where local leaders met about once a month.
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
near Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
, often called Blackheath Village in order to distinguish it from Blackheath
Blackheath, London
Blackheath is a district of South London, England. It is named from the large open public grassland which separates it from Greenwich to the north and Lewisham to the west...
in south east London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
The settlement appears in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as Blacheatfeld. Blackheath
Blackheath, Surrey (hundred)
Blackheath was an ancient hundred in the county of Surrey, England.It consisted of the following parishes:*Albury*Alfold*Bramley*Cranleigh*Dunsfold*Ewhurst*Hascombe*St Martha*Shalford*Shere*Wonersh...
was a hundred
Hundred (division)
A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in England, Wales, Denmark, South Australia, some parts of the United States, Germany , Sweden, Finland and Norway, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative divisions...
(these are not marked on the Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
map, which shows only Domesday manor
Manorialism
Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market...
s), an administrative area, where local leaders met about once a month.