Domesday Book
Cheshire
Wheelock in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Middlewich
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COUNTY: Cheshire
Wheelock appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire. The survey assessed Wheelock at 8 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Wheelock supported a recorded population of 54 villagers, 12 smallholders, working 33 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Wheelock was worth 14 shillings, up from 12 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
Resources Recorded at Wheelock (1086)
- Mills: 3 mills (valued at 2 shillings)
- Churches: 1
- Meadow: 2 acres
- Woodland: 3 * 1 furlongs
Other Settlements in Middlewich
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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