Ashford -in-the-Water in the Domesday Book (1086)
The settlement of Ashford -in-the-Water is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Ashford -in-the-Water at 4 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Ashford -in-the-Water supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, working 7 ploughs between them.
The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Ashford -in-the-Water was worth 3 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 2 shillings – a fall of 33%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.
Resources Recorded at Ashford -in-the-Water (1086)
- Meadow: 12 acres
- Woodland: 2.5 * 2 leagues
Other Settlements in Blackwell
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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