Domesday Book
Cheshire
Little Neston in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Willaston
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COUNTY: Cheshire
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Little Neston, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire. The survey assessed Little Neston at 5.5 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Little Neston supported a recorded population of 40 villagers, 7 smallholders, 1 slave, working 18 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Little Neston was worth 28.25 shillings, up from 28 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
Resources Recorded at Little Neston (1086)
- Mills: 2 mills (valued at 7d)
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Woodland: 40 swine render
Other Settlements in Willaston
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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