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Domesday Book Derbyshire

Bradwell in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Blackwell COUNTY: Derbyshire

The settlement of Bradwell is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Bradwell at 29.9 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bradwell supported a recorded population of 54 villagers, working 33 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Bradwell was worth 12 shillings, up from 6 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Resources Recorded at Bradwell (1086)

  • Woodland: 8 leagues * 3 leagues + 4 furlongs mixed measures

Other Settlements in Blackwell

Location

53.3298°N, -1.7372°W · Blackwell hundred, Derbyshire

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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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