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Domesday Book


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Conersley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Conersley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire. The survey assessed Conersley at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Conersley supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 4 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 6 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Conersley’s value at 2.5 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

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Congleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Congleton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire. The survey assessed Congleton at 1.9 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Congleton supported a recorded population of 29 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Congleton was worth 5 shillings, up from 4 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Conisbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

Conisbrough appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Conisbrough at 4.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Conisbrough supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 26 smallholders, 33 freemanmen, working 18 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Conisbrough was worth 4.77 shillings, up from 2.5 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.