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Wheelock in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wheelock appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire. The survey assessed Wheelock at 8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Wheelock supported a recorded population of 54 villagers, 12 smallholders, working 33 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Wheelock was worth 14 shillings, up from 12 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Whicham in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Whicham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Whicham at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Whicham supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Whicham’s value at 1 shilling, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

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