Cholmondeston in the Domesday Book (1086)
Cholmondeston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire. The survey assessed Cholmondeston at 4 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Cholmondeston supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, working 3 ploughs between them.
The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Cholmondeston was worth 12d; by 1086 that had dropped to 8d – 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.
Other Settlements in Warmundestrou
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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