Domesday Book
Derbyshire
Arleston in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Litchurch
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COUNTY: Derbyshire
Arleston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Arleston at 16.7 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Arleston supported a recorded population of 20 villagers, 3 smallholders, working 11 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Arleston was worth 7 shillings, up from 4 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
Resources Recorded at Arleston (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 8d)
- Fisheries: 5
- Woodland: 7 * 3 furlongs
Other Settlements in Litchurch
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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