Cyrchynan in the Domesday Book (1086)
Cyrchynan appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Cyrchynan at 3 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Cyrchynan supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 2 smallholders, working 7 ploughs between them.
The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Cyrchynan was worth 20 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 9 shillings – a fall of 55%. 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.
Resources Recorded at Cyrchynan (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill
- Salthouses: 5
- Woodland: 1 * 0.5 leagues
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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