Stafford was a settlement in domesday book, in and the county of staffordshire. Tunstall is a hamlet near eccleshall in the borough of stafford in staffordshire, england. Tutbury local history and information about this staffordshire village. Apr 14, 2015 domesday book gloucestershire entry for lasborough the main unit of measurement used in the domesday book as a whole was the hide. This site contains resources for students, scholars, or anyone interested in exploring domesday book. His many landholdings are listed in the domesday book of 1086. These pages give an overview of the domesday inquest, great domesday, and the purpose, structure, and terminology of domesday book, with references for further study. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Some entries also chronicle disputes over who held land, some mention customary dues that had to be paid to the king, and entries for major towns include records of traders and number of houses. It had a recorded population of households in 1086, and is listed under 2 owners in domesday book. His energetic remodeling of his estate, left several chapters of staffordshire history shrouded in woodland, not least staffordshires forgotten borough and castle, and now also norton in the moors which this essay and voyage was originally to have been about.
Maitland, domesday book and beyond university of tulsa. The world of domesday exhibition depicts life in 11th century england. It is also the starting point for most local historians researching the history of their area. Many additions and renovations have taken place in the intervening. 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. Tr introduction the first approach to a modern assessment roll or cataster is the well known. 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 existing literature on this remarkable memorial is so extensive, that it has not appeared advisable to quote largely from it. Domesday book for staffordshire staffordshire county council education department stafford 1970. This edition employs the unique numbering system of the phillimore edition where each separate entry or block of text is numbered. The little domesday book s entries actually contain more.
Bates, a bibliography of domesday book woodbridge, 1986 v. The domesday book is actually not one book but two. The church dates from the early th century, with 14th century transepts and 15th century clerestories and crossing tower. The saxon hide was a theoretical unit of land required to support a family farmstead, but by the late saxon period, it had become a unit of taxation and hence was a fiscal unit rather than signifying a specific area. Domesday book is our oldest and most famous public record.
In 85 the customary tenants of ford manor, which was ancient demesne, obtained an exemplification of the domesday book entry, and their subsequent withdrawal of services led to the appointment of two commisions of oyer and terminer in 86 and a further commission in 1410 when they renewed their resistance. Tettenhall church is on the site of a 10th century church built by king edgar. The great domesday book is the biggest and covers the most territory. The little domesday book covers the territory of norfolk, suffolk, and essex. He appears also to have misinterpreted the entry for arundel. He was a relative of the conqueror, his father richard was standardbearer of normandy, and was descended from malahusius, uncle of duke rollo. The record of landownership is far from complete, but it is clear that dartford was a thriving agricultural community in norman times. Leicestershire, northamptonshire, oxfordshire, staffordshire, warwickshire cheshire, gloucestershire. For these three counties the full, unabbreviated return sent in to winchester by the commissioners is preserved in the second volume little domesday, which, for some reason, was never summarized and added to the larger volume.
In the late 18th century a flood washed away the bridge there. Material on this topic is scattered and still slight. The information from the little domesday book may not have been included in the main book because william died before it could be done. Domesday book is the name given to the record of the great survey of england made by order of william the conqueror in 108586.
The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that. Stafford was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of cullifordtree and the county of dorset. The two and a half centuries extending from edward the confessors reign to the last years of edward i form a period of growth. Tunstall was recorded in the domesday book as tunestal see also. The material contained here is the work of the research and development team, and is licensed for use under a creative commons attribution 4. In the burton entry in the domesday book, it is wrongly entered as stafford. The present manor house known as stafford barton is a grade ii listed building. A house of some form has existed on the manor probably since the norman conquest in the 11th century. There were 357 places in the county of staffordshire in domesday book. On this page are an extracts of the 1087 domesday book as far as they are relevant to the stokeontrent area of north 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. Introduction most local historians only paraphrase domesday entries. Domesday book, compiled in 1086 at the behest of william the conqueror, has been described as the most valuable piece of antiquity possessed by any nation david hume and viewed by historians as the final act of the norman conquest. Stafford stafford was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of cullifordtree and the county of dorset.
Christine fell, cecily clark, and elizabeth williams. A camera icon indicates items that are digitally available online. Silkmore was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of cuttlestone and the county of staffordshire it had a recorded population of 8. The survey was similar to a census by a government of today. In 1832 a cholera epidemic wiped out 742 inhabitants in 6 weeks. In the burton entry in the domesday book, it is wrongly entered as stafford instead of burton which led to some later confusion. The filmdigital notes contain a description of the microfilm or microfiche numbers. Entry is the term generally used by historians to refer to separate a domesday holding. Volumes in this edition also contain an introduction, glossary, full notes, index of persons, index of places and maps. Our domesday book entry the domesday book was compiled somewhere between 1085 and 1086 ad on the command of king william i of england, and is the result of a painstaking economic and social survey that was undertaken at that time. Stafford anciently stowford is an historic manor in the parish of dolton in devon, england. The church itself holds in stoke hundred cottingham. Sir henry newbolt, who wrote the song drakes drum, was born here in 1862.
The domesday book, also known book of winchester, was commissioned in december 1085. You can also access the discover domesday exhibition, explaining why domesday. The placenames found in the domesday book are township and estate names, and may include other villages and hamlets that receive no specific mention in the text. The first draft was completed in august 1086 and contained records for,418 settlements in the english counties south of the rivers ribble and tees the border with scotland at the time. The entries in the domesday book were listed in order by landowner.
William the conqueror william i is recorded to have come to staffordshire in. The road from stafford originally forded the trent. 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. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 194. Large suburb with a museum and iron foundries, originally a market town. A ploughland terra carucis or carucata was the area that could be ploughed by eight oxen in a year. Domesday is now available online, and you can search for your town or village, and download images of domesday along with an english translation of the entry.
The domesday book s information was collected by surveyors going around door to door asking the people to answer the questions or be killed. Women in domesday pauline stafford, huddersfield polytechnic r. Galbraith, the making of domesday book oxford, 1961 e. Women in anglosaxon england and the impact of 1066 1984 provide an outline, and pauline stafford, women in domesday book, reading medieval studies, vol. Media in category domesday book the following 38 files are in this category, out of 38 total. Banthorpe was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of ness and the county of lincolnshire it had a recorded population of. Most local historians only paraphrase domesday entries. There is a super website called the prosopography of anglosaxon england database project by kings college london and cambridge university.
Domesday book for staffordshire national library of. This page simply lists all places mentioned in domesday book. Ingestre is a village and civil parish in the stafford district, in the county of staffordshire, england. The outcome of that speech was the mission throughout all england of barons, legates or justices. Domesday book extracts makes available over 8,500 fascinating extracts featuring the actual page entry for your town, a translation and glossary. Arable land was recorded in different units, including. Part of the village was given by king william to earl roger of montgomery, earl of shrewsbury and. 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. At over 900 years old, domesday is the earliest surviving public record and the foundation document of the national archives.
By contemporaries the whole operation was known as the description of england, but the popular name domesday i. William needed information about the country he had just conquered so he could administer it. The name domesday book middle english for doomsday book came into use in the 12th century. Williams reasons for compiling the domesday book will never be known for. Staffordshire the first uniform english translation, published in parallel text with abraham farleys latin text of 1783. What are some examples of questions asked in the domesday. Weston on trent is mentioned in the domesday book of 1086. The wood nearby was the site of battle between danes and saxons 1,000 years ago when alfreds soninlaw, ethelred, defeated the invaders. Drakelowe was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of walecros and the county of derbyshire it had a recorded population of 3 households in 1086, putting it in the smallest 20% of settlements recorded in domesday nb. It surveys england south of the river tees, recording data for both 1066 and 1086, thus documenting the norman conquest, one of the greatest upheavals in english history.
Hallam, domesday book through nine centuries london, 1986 a survey of how the domesday book has been used since its composition, and how antiquarians and historians have viewed the record. Bibliography john morris ed, domesday book staffordshire, phillimore, chichester, 1976. The entry for colton appears twice in the domesday book. Despite the abbey, burton was actually recorded as smaller than stretton. The commissioners also gathered details of the livestock held by each landholder, but this was not included in the final domesday volumes. The name domesday book was not adopted until the late 12th century. A handlist of castles recorded in the domesday book jstor. There are 53 entries, including the first entry for the king himself. It was later replaced by a single arch stone bridge in the 19th century. It had a recorded population of 34 households in 1086, putting it in the largest.
Uploaded by the open domesday project, released under ccbysa by professor john palmer and george slater. Domesday explorer the text has been tagged with over 500,000 codes, and a powerful search engine lets you easily find entries of interest, map them, display the facsimile and the. Domesday book simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The majority of english staffordshire landholders werent ejected until after twice. Sir henry newbolt, who wrote the song drakes drum, was born here in 1862 bishops offley. The domesday book entry for tarentfort dartford provides a snapshot view of dartford in 1086.
Domesday book for staffordshire national library of australia. Walter, son of fitzother founder of the house of windsor. The church was collegiate when recorded in the domesday book when there were. Domesday book is a frustrating source whose limitations must be. Queen margaret of anjou reputedly watched the rout of 10,000 lancastrians in the.
Commercial site with extracts from domesday book domesday book entries including translations for each settlement. The national archives is the home of domesday book, the oldest surviving public record. You discover many individual things in great detail but when you try to focus the beam on a specific question or sweep it to gain a wide perspective it jams. The domesday book is the record of the great survey of much of england, and parts of wales, completed in 1086, done for william i of england, or william the conqueror the domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester was a record of all taxable land in england, together with such information as would indicate its worth. This screen shows the complete catalog entry of the title you selected. Stafford castle, strictly speaking, did not exist in io86. The domesday book was commissioned in december 1085 by william the conqueror, who invaded england in 1066. The term is given greater precision in the phillimore edition, where each entry is assigned a unique reference. Colton history society village history in staffordshire, england.
On their home page, select domesday book tab, enter judith in names box, and countess in description box. By contemporaries the whole operation was known as the description of england, but the popular name domesdayi. Domesday definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Detail from domesday book, list forming part of first page of kings holdings.
The first volume great domesday contains the final summarized record of all the counties surveyed except essex, norfolk, and suffolk. Some family history centers and libraries maintain collections of previously loaned microfilms or microfiche. The domesday book online frequently asked questions. It is four miles to the northeast of the county town of stafford ingestre hall is a local landmark it was formerly served by both weston and ingestre railway station and ingestre railway station. The assessors reckoning of a mans holdings and their values, as recorded in domesday book, was dispositive and without appeal. St marys church, stafford is a grade i listed parish church in the church of. For a more detailed introduction to domesday, and england at the end of the 11th century, when domesday was compiled, consult our online domesday exhibition. The domesday book mention of bretel st clair and land he held at tintenhall in england. This is an entry for dunwich, suffolk, in the domesday book. Domesday book at midwinter in the year 1085 william the conqueror wore his crown at gloucester and there he had deep speech with his wise men.
Of the principle six towns of the city only burslem and fenton are in existence at the time. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. The making of domesday book has long been the subject of. Lennard once wrote that using domesday to study society was like exploring the darkness with a searchlight. This research guide explains how to access and understand the information within domesday book. This entry is repeated in the domesday book for oxfordshire, becuse the village was later transferred to that county. Generally around 120 acres, though the area varied depending on the quality of the land.
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