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Domesday Book Derbyshire

Newton Solney in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Walecros COUNTY: Derbyshire

The settlement of Newton Solney is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Newton Solney at 3.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Newton Solney supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Newton Solney was worth 4 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Resources Recorded at Newton Solney (1086)

  • Churches: 1
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Woodland: 2 * 2 leagues

Other Settlements in Walecros

Location

52.8259°N, -1.5770°W · Walecros hundred, Derbyshire

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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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