Domesday Book
Cheshire
Argarmeles in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: [West] Derby
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COUNTY: Cheshire
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Argarmeles, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire. The survey assessed Argarmeles at 106 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Argarmeles supported a recorded population of 88 villagers, 51 smallholders, 50 slaves, working 60 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Argarmeles was worth 90.5 shillings, up from 60 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
Resources Recorded at Argarmeles (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 2d)
- Meadow: 66 acres
- Woodland: 4 swine render
Other Settlements in [West] Derby
Data derived from the Open Domesday project (opendomesday.org), based on the Domesday Book dataset compiled by Professor J.J.N. Palmer and team. The Domesday Book (1086) is in the public domain.
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