Muchedeswelle in the Domesday Book (1086)
Muchedeswelle is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Muchedeswelle at 6.6 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Muchedeswelle supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 3 smallholders, 14 freemanmen, working 9 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Muchedeswelle was worth 3.2 shillings, up from 2.15 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.
The survey lists 3 manors at Muchedeswelle 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 Muchedeswelle (1086)
- Meadow: 8 None
Other Settlements in Blackwell
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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