Background to the staffordshire domesday the domesday book was compiled on the order of william i known as the conqueror or the bastard. In the great book church leigh is recorded by the name lege. Domesday book for staffordshire national library of. Domesday book is a detailed survey and valuation of landed property in england at the end of the 11th century.
It records who held the land and how it was used, and also includes information on how this had changed since the norman conquest in. Plans to turn an area of ancient staffordshire woodland mentioned in the domesday book into a quarry anger conservationists. Bushbury was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of seisdon, mentioned in the chapters for warwickshire and staffordshire it had a recorded population of 27 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 40% of settlements recorded in domesday nb. Staffordshire records show that by the thirteenth century the manor was controlled by two main landowners. The majority of english staffordshire landholders werent ejected until after twice. It had a recorded population of 34 households in 1086, putting it in the largest. It would be churlish to suggest that i am rubbishing the document, of course i am not, but some general understanding of the book is needed to give.
This was the age of the county history, with many accounts of the english shires being published at this time, and domesday book, as a property record of early date that happened to be arranged by county, was a major source for the medieval history of all the. The entry for colton appears twice in the domesday book. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Residents in this village have excellent views of staffordshire farmland and stafford castle in the distance. Despite the abbey, burton was actually recorded as smaller than stretton. As most people tend to look at domesday simply for their entry, they dont tend to question the document as a whole. Available in the national library of australia collection. If you have a local history site that you would like to be included on these pages please get in touch via the contact page.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Famed domesday book was completed later than historians thought new analysis of surviving satellite documents puts the date between 1098 and 1114. It is thought that the origin of this name was hustedon which seems to be taken from the old english, hyhts dunn, meaning hill. Robin fleming, kings and lords in conquest england. The domesday book, also known book of winchester, was commissioned in december 1085. Queen margaret of anjou reputedly watched the rout of 10,000 lancastrians in the battle of the roses at blore from the church tower. William the conqueror william i is recorded to have come to staffordshire in. The record was compiled in 10861087, a mere twenty years after the norman conquest, at the order of william the conqueror. Domesday book, the original record or summary of william is survey of england. His energetic remodeling of his estate, left several chapters of staffordshire history shrouded in woodland, not least staffordshire s forgotten borough and castle, and now also norton in the moors which this essay and voyage was originally to have been about. It was reasonable to assume that in 1086 the lord of the manor was named thurstan basset and.
Commercial site with extracts from domesday book domesday book entries including translations for each settlement. Part of the village was given by king william to earl roger of montgomery, earl of shrewsbury and. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Domesday book online simple to use directory with interactive map of england in norman times. Of the principle six towns of the city only burslem and fenton are in existence at the time. Enlarge pages from the staffordshire charter showing evidence of successive entries and extensive handling. Translation from the latin of the staffordshire portion of the domesday book specifically from great domesday. Bibliography john morris ed, domesday book staffordshire, phillimore, chichester, 1976. Domesday book images kindly made available by professor j. Staffordshire by john morris editor online at alibris uk. Domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester, was the record of the great survey of england completed in 1086, executed for william the conqueror, that was like a census by the government today. Domesday shire court back to the list of buildings game info building in the 1066.
Cannock was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of cuttlestone and the county of staffordshire it had a recorded population of 14 households in 1086, and is listed under 2 owners in domesday book. In the burton entry in the domesday book, it is wrongly entered as stafford. Shropshire and welsh entries the domesday book online. Famed domesday book was completed later than historians. Stafford was a settlement in domesday book, in and the county of staffordshire it had a recorded population of 34 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 40% of settlements recorded in domesday, and is listed under 4 owners in domesday book.
Church leigh has an entry in the domesday book of 1085. Stafford was a settlement in domesday book, in and the county of staffordshire. In the survey the village has the name edboldestone in the survey the settlement was described as quite small with only 5. Domesday book for staffordshire staffordshire county council education department. Acton trussell is a village in the english county of staffordshire. Uploaded by the open domesday project, released under ccbysa by professor john palmer and george slater. Introduction most local historians only paraphrase domesday entries.
The anglosaxon chronicle places this order to christmas 1085, when william held court at gloucester. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that. Domesday book placename forms all the original spellings of english placenames in domesday book link to pdf file. The survey was similar to a census by a government of today. In the burton entry in the domesday book, it is wrongly entered as stafford instead of burton which led to some later confusion. By contemporaries the whole operation was known as the description of england, but the popular name domesday i. Located around 4 miles southeast of stafford, it is an affluent village, with many large homes but few local amenities except for a post office which opens tuesdays and thursdays.
Six of these must be built before the domesday book may be constructed in london. Staffordshire domesday books phillimore first edition edition. There were 357 places in the county of staffordshire in domesday book. Slade the staffordshire domesday an extract of vch vol iv, an. Erdeswicke based this claim on an entry in the domesday book naming turstin as lord of the manor of draiton in the landholdings of staffordshire.
Queen margaret of anjou reputedly watched the rout of 10,000 lancastrians in the. Domesday book for staffordshire staffordshire county council education department stafford 1970. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. In 1066 the lord of the manor was the bishop of chester. The original folios of domesday book, a complete survey of england written in ad 1086. Many of these were estates formerly held by king harold godwinsson, lady godiva, earl algar and ulwin, a thegn based in the midlands. Plans to turn an area of ancient woodland mentioned in the domesday book into a quarry have angered conservationists in staffordshire. Can only be constructed in cities at least 8 tiles away from london that were originally controlled by anglosaxon england. Doing things beside domesday book chicago journals. Lichfield was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of offlow and the county of staffordshire it had a recorded population of 9.
The domesday book of 1086 shows william holding from the crown around onehundred estates in twelve counties. Treating of the mensuration, technicalities, phraseology, and method of domesday, in its relation to stafordshire and to other counties of the same circuit. On this page are an extracts of the 1087 domesday book as far as they are relevant to the stokeontrent area of north staffordshire. Abraham farleys edition 17731783 domesday book was an item of great interest to the antiquarian movement of the 18th century. Other assets included 17 villager or villein, meadow of 15 acres, 40 smallholders and 1 slave. The nearest airport is east midlands airport between derby, loughborough and nottingham. The spelling of the name changes as the generations pass. Colton history society village history in staffordshire, england. Tutbury local history and information about this staffordshire village. The village assets included two ploughs, a meadow and 3 acres. Wulfgeat, the preconquest holder, from robert of stafford. Domesday shire court civ5 civilization wiki fandom. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. The survey was ordered by william the conqueror at christmas 1085 and undertaken the following year.
The domesday book, our earliest public record, is a unique survey of the value and ownership of lands and resources in late 11th century england. Leigh railway station was opened by the north staffordshire railway in 1848 and was closed in 1966 other. A manor, which was known later as drayton bassett, became the main seat of the lords basset of drayton. Domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester was the record of the great survey of england completed in 1086, executed for william the conqueror. Original folio of staffordshire, page 2 in domesday book. The little domesday book s entries actually contain more information than the entries in the great domesday book which highlights.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The information from the little domesday book may not have been included in the main book because william died before it could be done. The little domesday book covers the territory of norfolk, suffolk, and essex. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place.
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