Domesday Book
Derbyshire
Marsh? in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Litchurch
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COUNTY: Derbyshire
Marsh? is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Marsh? at 4.5 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Marsh? supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 6 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 6 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Marsh? was worth 10 shillings, up from 4.35 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.
Resources Recorded at Marsh? (1086)
- Mills: 2 mills (valued at 1 shilling)
Other Settlements in Litchurch
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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