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Map Position
This map shows the position of domesday locations for the county of Kent. centered on Hollingbourne in Kent.
Map Logic
This map shows the relative population size and damage of villages after the Norman Conquest in 1066AD. The data is derived from the Open Domesday Book(links provided at the bottom of the page). The black lines show known Roman Roads, the Red ones ancient trackways(Ivan D Margary), with the purple ones showing implied Roman roads provided by place names.
 
Icon Key:
Not Effected < 20 people
Not Effected 20‑40 people
Not Effected 40‑80 people
Not Effected 80‑120 people
Not Effected > 120 people
Damaged < 20 people
Damaged 20‑40 people
Damaged 40‑80 people
Wasted 20‑40 people

Population of Kent at Domesday in AD1086

 

This map shows the population size and distribution of villages in Kent after the Norman Conquest in 1086AD.

The plotted data is an extract from the Open Domesday Book.
Many thanks to the works of Professor John Palmer, George Slater and opendomesday.org without whose contribution this site could not have been created.


Total Population(ex slaves) of the 312 Domesday Villages in 1086AD shown is 11019
This would equate to a Fyrd(national service) of approximately 661 soldiers.


Please Note that the estimate for the Fyrd is based on 6% of the
population(excluding Priests and Slaves) being eligible for military duties.

Summary of Domesday information for this map

Population Overview
Villagers 6617 
Cottagers 235 Thegns
Smallholders 3289
Slaves 1151
Freemen 26 Potential Fyrd
Priests 12
Burgesses 840 Thegns

Occupation Overview
Churches 178
Mills 335
Fisheries 171
Salthouses 138
Ploughs 3017

Land Overview
Plough Land 2126 acres
Meadows 3485 acres
Woodlands 7337 acres

Animals Overview
No Animal details recorded in Domesday

Valuation
AD1066AD1086
Value(geld) 36325005

Rapes/Hundreds population and villages
Population excludes slaves
Rape Hundred Villages Population
Aylesford Chatham 2 103
Eyhorne 26 472
Hoo 1 22
Larkfield 18 400
Littlefeld 5 186
Lowy Of Tonbridge 1 34
Maidstone 5 268
Rochester 2 11
Shamwell 13 247
Tollingtrough 6 184
Twyford 6 93
Wechylstone 1 0
Wrotham 2 129
Totals 88 2149
Borough Barham 2 342
Bridge 4 105
Canterbury 3 618
Chislet 1 140
Downhamford 3 121
Fordwich 1 6
Petham 1 65
Reculver 2 276
Sturry 1 71
Thanet 2 311
Whitstable 3 68
Totals 23 2123
Eastry Bewsbury 21 314
Cornilo 3 212
Eastry 18 259
Preston 2 62
Sandwich 1 0
Summerdene 4 14
Wingham 1 131
Totals 50 992
Lympne Aloesbridge 1 17
Bircholt 2 401
Blackbourne 3 107
Folkestone 1 388
Ham 3 134
Heane 2 293
Langport 3 250
Loningborough 4 219
Newchurch 1 74
Oxney 1 9
Rolvenden 1 13
Romney Marsh 4 157
Silverden 1 29
Stowting 2 23
Street 8 160
Worth 2 51
Totals 39 2325
Milton Milton 6 501
Totals 6 501
Sutton Axton 16 494
Bromley 2 86
Codsheath 2 182
Greenwich 6 181
Helmestrei 13 349
Litlelee 4 145
Westerham 2 89
Totals 45 1526
Wye 1 0
Bircholt 2 44
Boughton 3 110
Calehill 7 221
Chart 2 61
Faversham 20 339
Felborough 7 232
Longbridge 7 108
Teynham 1 2
Wye 11 286
Totals 61 1403
Totals All 312 11019


External References in no particular order :-
Anglo Saxon Chronicles
Online Anglo Saxon dictionary
Online Etymology dictionary
Open Domesday Book - The first free online copy of the Domesday Book
The Ermine Street Guard Roman re-enactment and research Society
The "Kent A" cadastre - page 5 - Peterson 2002
Archaeologia Cantiana Online
Romney Marsh Research Trust
Romney Marsh the Fifth Continent
VillageNet the reference guide to villages in Kent & Sussex
Global warming Flood Maps
The Anglo Saxon Chronicles
Google Maps - the core of the system
GeoPlaner - Useful site for plotting map data
Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars 55BC(Books 4 & 5)
Wikipedia - Caesar's invasions of Britain
Wikipedia - Portus Istus
The Geography of Claudius Ptolemy (Bill Thayers)
Roman Britain.org
Runetree Beowulf
Bayeux Tapestry Online
The Secrets of the Norman Invasion
Chronicles of John of Worcester
Battle Historic Society
Binsted village website(Mearcredesburnan Steðe)
The Spears of Andred
Find British Archaelogical Sites
Wealden Iron Research Group
Topographic Map of the UK

 

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Author: Simon M - Last Updated: 30/05/2024 08:00
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