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Middleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Middleton, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Middleton at 7.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Middleton supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, 17 smallholders, 1 slave, 2 freemanmen, working 12 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Middleton was worth 11.5 shillings, up from 8.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Middleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Middleton, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Middleton at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Middleton supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 4 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 1 plough between them.

By 1086 Middleton was worth 3.5 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Middleton on the Wolds in the Domesday Book (1086)

Middleton on the Wolds is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Middleton on the Wolds at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Middleton on the Wolds supported a recorded population of 20 villagers, 5 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 5 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Middleton on the Wolds’s value at 8 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.