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British History

Bradwell in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Bradwell is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Bradwell at 29.9 carucates of taxable land.

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

By 1086 Bradwell was worth 12 shillings, up from 6 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.