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British History

Little Neston in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Little Neston, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire. The survey assessed Little Neston at 5.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Little Neston supported a recorded population of 40 villagers, 7 smallholders, 1 slave, working 18 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Little Neston was worth 28.25 shillings, up from 28 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.