Claverton in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Claverton, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Claverton at 1.1 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Claverton supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 1 smallholder, working 2 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Claverton was worth 2.06 shillings, up from 1 shilling before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
The survey lists 2 manors at Claverton under different lords. Splitting a single settlement between multiple tenants was common across the North – Saxon estates broken up and handed to William’s followers after 1066.
Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross
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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