Middleton in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Middleton, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Middleton at 7.2 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Middleton supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, 17 smallholders, 1 slave, 2 freemanmen, working 12 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Middleton was worth 11.5 shillings, up from 8.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
The survey lists 2 manors at Middleton 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 Middleton (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Cattle: 37
- Pigs: 128
- Sheep: 192
- Horses (cobs): 3
- Meadow: 6 acres
- Woodland: 100 None
Other Settlements in Hamston
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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