Domesday Book
Cheshire
Raven Meols in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: [West] Derby
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COUNTY: Cheshire
Raven Meols appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire. The survey assessed Raven Meols at 26 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Raven Meols supported a recorded population of 35 villagers, 14 smallholders, working 17 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Raven Meols was worth 5 shillings, up from 4 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
Resources Recorded at Raven Meols (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 5d)
- Churches: 1
- Woodland: 4 * 4 furlongs
Other Settlements in [West] Derby
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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