Congleton in the Domesday Book (1086)
Congleton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire. The survey assessed Congleton at 1.9 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Congleton supported a recorded population of 29 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Congleton was worth 5 shillings, up from 4 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
The survey lists 2 manors at Congleton 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.
Resources Recorded at Congleton (1086)
- Mills: 2 mills
- Cattle: 2
- Pigs: 14
- Sheep: 24
- Meadow: 13 acres
- Woodland: 100 pigs
Other Settlements in Middlewich
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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