Middle Aston in the Domesday Book (1086)
Middle Aston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire. The survey assessed Middle Aston at 15 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Middle Aston supported a recorded population of 35 villagers, 7 smallholders, 8 slaves, working 13 ploughs between them.
The survey puts Middle Aston’s value at 15 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.
Resources Recorded at Middle Aston (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 4d)
- Meadow: 13 ploughs
Other Settlements in Tunendune
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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