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Moulton in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Middlewich COUNTY: Cheshire

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Moulton, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire. The survey assessed Moulton at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Moulton supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 3 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 5 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Moulton was worth 1 shilling, up from 12d before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Resources Recorded at Moulton (1086)

  • Woodland: 2 furlongs

Other Settlements in Middlewich

Location

53.2211°N, -2.5168°W · Middlewich hundred, Cheshire

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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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