Done in the Domesday Book (1086)
Done is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire. The survey assessed Done at 10 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Done supported a recorded population of 32 villagers, working 18 ploughs between them.
Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Done was worth 12 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10 shillings – a fall of 16%. 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 Done (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 12d)
- Churches: 1
- Meadow: 52 acres
Other Settlements in Ruloe
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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