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Aston -on-Trent in the Domesday Book (1086)

Aston -on-Trent appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Aston -on-Trent at 5.1 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Aston -on-Trent supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, 21 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 10 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Aston -on-Trent was worth 10 shillings, up from 8 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.