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British History

Chrachetorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Chrachetorp is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hessle in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Chrachetorp at 8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Chrachetorp supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 2 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey records Chrachetorp’s value at 8 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

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Cilowen in the Domesday Book (1086)

Cilowen appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Cilowen at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cilowen supported a recorded population of 40 villagers, 24 smallholders, working 21 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Cilowen was worth 24 shillings, up from 18 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.