Davenham in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Davenham, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire. The survey assessed Davenham at 14 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Davenham supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 24 freemanmen, working 10 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Davenham was worth 1.6 shillings, up from 1.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
The survey lists 4 manors at Davenham 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 Davenham (1086)
- Meadow: 50 acres
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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