Tintwistle in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Tintwistle, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.
At the time of the survey, Tintwistle supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, 3 smallholders, working 2 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Tintwistle was worth 10d, up from 0d before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
The survey lists 2 manors at Tintwistle 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 Tintwistle (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 5d)
- Churches: 1
- Woodland: 1 league * 2 acres mixed measures
Other Settlements in Hamestan
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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