The Domesday Book & Stoke-on-Trent
 

  

The Domesday Book & Stoke-on-Trent

On this page are an extracts of the 1087 Domesday Book as far as they are relevant to the Stoke-on-Trent area of North Staffordshire.

Of the principle six towns of the city only Burslem and Fenton are in existence at the time. Included in the description of Caverswall is a mention of a church at Stoke but no description of any land or settlement, presumably the church served nearby Penkull.

In the tables below the heading in the blue section is not part of the Domesday Book [but the spelling as used is included].

on the Domesday Book       Map showing place locations

 

'Land of the King.....'

BUCKNALL [BVCHENOLE]    (17 on the Pirehill map)

In BUCKNALL the third part of a hide. Ketel held it.
Land for 3 ploughs.

 

ENDON  [ENEDVN]  (6 on the Totmonslow map)

ENDON land for 1, or 2 ploughs. Dunning held it.

 

PENKHULL [PINCHETEL]    (18 on the Pirehill map)

PENKHULL. Earl Algar held it. 2 hides, with its dependencies.
Land for 11 ploughs. In lordship 2;
           17 villagers and 6 smallholders with 8 ploughs.
            Meadow, 2 acres; woodland 1 league long and 2 furlongs wide. Value £6.

 

TRENTHAM  [TRENHAM]   (25 on the Pirehill map)

TRENTHAM. 1 hide. Land for 3 ploughs. In lordship 1;
         5 villagers with 1 smallholder and a reeve have 3½ ploughs.            A priest and a freeman have 2 ploughs; 3 villagers and 6 smallholders with 1 plough.
          Woodland 1 league long and ½ wide.
Value before 1066, 100s; now 115s.

 

WOLSTANTON [WLSTANETONE]   ( 14 on the Pirehill map)

WOLSTANTON. Earl Algar held it. 2 hides, with its dependencies
In lordship 2 ploughs;
            14 villagers and 2 smallholders with a priest have 8 ploughs.
            Woodland 1 league long and 1 furlong wide.
Value before 1066, 100s; now £6

'Land of Robert of Stafford.....'

 

BARLASTON  [BERNVLVESTONE]  (30 on the Pirehill map)

Robert also holds ½ hide in BARLASTON, and Helgot from him
Augustine held it; he was a free man. Land for 6 ploughs. In lordship 1, with 1 slave;
            4 villagers and 3 smallholders with 1 plough.
            Meadow, 6 acres; woodland 3 acres.
Value 40s.

 

BURSLEM  [BARCARDESLIM]       (7 on the Pirehill map)

Robert holds the third part of 1 hide himself in BURSLEM.
Alfward held it; he was a free man. Land for 2 ploughs.
    1 villager and 4 smallholders with 1 plough.
    Alder grove, 2 acres.
Value 10s.
    Wulfgeat held it.

 

BRADELEY [BRADELIE]   (8 on the Pirehill map)

Robert also holds
In BRADELEY ½hide. Tanio holds from him. Wulfgeat and Alfward held it; they were free. Land for 4 ploughs. In lordship 1; 3 slaves;
            3 villagers and 6 smallholders with 2 ploughs.
            Meadow, 4 acres; woodland 2 leagues long and 1 wide.
Value 40s.

 

CAVERSWALL  [CAVRESWELLE]  (20 on the Totmonslow map)
STOKE (-ON-TRENT)  [STOCHE]   (19 on the Pirehill map)

In CAVERSWALL 1 virgate of land. Arnulf holds from him.
Wulfgeat held it; he was a free man. Land for 4 ploughs.
In lordship 1;
            10 villagers and 2 smallholders with 3 ploughs.
            Meadow, 6 acres; woodland 1 league long and ½ wide;               A half of Stoke(-on-Trent) Church, with 1/3 carucate of land.
Value 30s.

 

NORTON [NORTONE]   (9 on the Pirehill map)

Robert holds 2 hides himself in NORTON (-in-the-Moors) and in its dependencies. Godric and Wulfgeat, who were free, held it.
Land for 4 ploughs.
            6 Villagers and 3 smallholders with 3 ploughs.
            Woodland 3 leagues long and 2 leagues wide.
Value 40s.

 

RUSHTON (GRANGE) [RISCTONE]   (15 on Pirehill map) 
(ABBEY) HULTON [HELTONE]   (16 on Pirehill map) 

Robert also holds the third part of 1 hide in (ABBEY) HULTON and RUSHTON (GRANGE). Wulfgeat holds from him. He held it himself before 1066. Land for 3 ploughs.
            3 villagers and 3 smallholders with 1 plough.
            Woodland 1 league long and ½ wide.
Value 10s.

 

WESTON (COYNEY)  [WESTONE]  (19 on the Totmonslow map)

Robert himself holds in WESTON (COYNEY) 1 virgate of land. Arnulf of Hesdin holds from him. Wulfric held it. Land for 3 ploughs.
            5 villagers with 2 ploughs.
            Woodland 1 league long and ½ league wide.
Value 10s.

'Land of Richard Forester.....'

 

CLAYTON  [CLAITONE]  (21 on the Pirehill map)

CLAYTON. Nigel holds from him. Saegrim held it; he was a free man.
½ hide. Land for 3 ploughs. In lordship ½ plough;
            4 villagers and 6 smallholders with 1½ ploughs.
            Woodland 1 league long and ½ wide.
Value 10s.

 

DIMSDALE [DVLMESDENE]  (13 on the Pirehill map)

In DIMSDALE 1 virgate of land. Gladwin and Godwin held it; they were free. Land for 2 ploughs.
            5 villagers and 2 smallholders with 2 ploughs.
            Meadow, 4 acres; woodland 12 furlongs long and 6 wide.
Value 10s.

 

HANCHURCH  [HANCESE]  (24 on the Pirehill map)

HANCHURCH. Pata held it; he was a free man. Three parts of half a hide. Land for 2 ploughs.
            2 villagers and 7 smallholders with 1½ ploughs.
            Meadow, 1 acre; woodland 2 furlongs long and 1 wide.
Value 5s.

 

HANFORD [HENEFORD]  (22 on the Pirehill map)

Nigel holds from him. 1 virgate of land. Land for 1 plough. Waste. Tholf held it.
            A small wood 20 perches in length and width.
Value 2s.

 

KNUTTON [CLOTONE]  (12 on the Pirehill map)

KNUTTON. Godwin held it; he was a free man. 1 virgate of land.
Land for 2 ploughs.
            4 villagers with 1 smallholder have 1 plough.
            Meadow, 4 acres.
Value 5s.

 

NORMACOT [NORMANESCOTE]   (26 on the Pirehill map)

NORMACOT. Aelmer and Wulfric hold from him. Wullfmer held it; he was a free man. 1 virgate of land. Land for 1 plough.
In lordship 1.
            Woodland 3 furlongs long and 2 furlongs wide.
Value 2s.

'Land of the King's Thanes.....'

 

FENTON  [FENTONE]  (20 on the Pirehill map)

Alfward holds FENTON. 1 virgate of land. Land for 3 ploughs. Waste.

 

 

Pirehill and Totmonslow Hundred

The area of Stoke-on-Trent falls almost exclusively into the north part of
Pirehill Hundred with Weston Coney and Caverswall being in the west of Totmonslow Hundred.

 

on Pirehill and Totmonslow Hundred

Pirehill and Totmonslow Hundred
 Click on the map numbers for the Domesday Record
P7 Burslem
P8 Bradeley
P9 Norton
P12 Knutton
P13 Dimsdale
P14 Wolstanton
P15 Rushton (Grange)
P16 (Abbey) Hulton
P17 Bucknall
P18 Penkhull
P19 Stoke (-on-Trent)
P20 Fenton
P21 Clayton
P22 Hanford
P24 Hanchurch
P25 Trentham
P26 Normacot
P30 Barlaston
   
T6 Endon
T19 Weston (Coyney)
T20 Caverswall


Click on the map numbers for the Domesday Record

 

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