Bunbury and Lower Bunbury in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bunbury and Lower Bunbury, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire. The survey assessed Bunbury and Lower Bunbury at 5 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Bunbury and Lower Bunbury supported a recorded population of 11 villagers, 7 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 8 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Bunbury and Lower Bunbury was worth 5 shillings, up from 4 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
Resources Recorded at Bunbury and Lower Bunbury (1086)
- Meadow: 18 acres
- Woodland: 3 * 3 furlongs
Other Settlements in Rushton
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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