Domesday Book
Derbyshire
Bakewell in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Blackwell
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COUNTY: Derbyshire
The settlement of Bakewell is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Bakewell at 4 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Bakewell supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 7 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 8 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Bakewell was worth 2.5 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
Resources Recorded at Bakewell (1086)
- Meadow: 16 acres
- Woodland: 0.5 * 0.5 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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