Shocklach in the Domesday Book (1086)
The settlement of Shocklach is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire. The survey assessed Shocklach at 4.7 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Shocklach supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 15 smallholders, 42 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Shocklach was worth 5.9 shillings, up from 3.75 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
The survey lists 8 manors at Shocklach 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 Shocklach (1086)
- Churches: 0
- Pigs: 10
- Sheep: 40
- Horses (cobs): 1
- Meadow: 2 None
Other Settlements in Duddeston
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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