How many places are in the Domesday Book for Cornwall?

The 1086 Domesday Book recorded 320 settlements in Cornwall. Each entry documents the lord, land value, ploughlands, and population of the settlement.

What is the Domesday Book?

The Domesday Book is the great survey commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1085 and completed in 1086. It recorded landholding, land value, and population across most of England, and remains the most complete survey of medieval England ever made.

Which county is Cornwall in the Domesday Book?

In the Domesday Book, Cornwall appears under its historic county boundaries as they existed in 1086. The survey used the pre-Conquest administrative divisions rather than modern county boundaries.

How do I find my ancestor's village in the Cornwall Domesday records?

Browse the full list of 320 Cornwall settlements below, or search by village name. Each settlement page shows the 1086 lord, tenant-in-chief, land value, ploughlands, and population.

Domesday Book · Cornwall

Cornwall

320 Domesday villages

Recorded in William the Conqueror's survey of 1086

Notable settlements

Cornwall has 320 Domesday settlements. Aubrey has full historical records for all of them — here are the most notable by recorded value in 1086:

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A7 places

Alvacott Alverton [Chaple, Middle and Lower] Amble Antony Appledore Arrallas Ashton

D8 places

Dannonchapel Dawna Delabole Delamere Dizzard Domellick Downinney Draynes

E4 places

Eglosroose Elerkey Ellbridge Ellenglaze

F3 places

Fawton Froxton Fursnewth

G8 places

Galowras Garah?Gear Glynn Goodern Gothers Goviley [Major and Vean]Gurlyn

H14 places

Halliggye Halton Halvana?Halwyn Hamatethy Hammett Hele Helland Helston Helstone Hennett?[South] Hill?Hilton Hornacott

I2 places

Idless Illand?

K4 places

Kelynack Kilkhampton Killigorrick Kilminorth?

M8 places

Manely Marhamchurch Mawgan Methleigh Milton Minster Moresk [Great and Little] Moreton

N3 places

Nancekuke Newton [Ferrers]Norton

O3 places

[Cann] Orchard [Week] Orchard Otterham

R11 places

Rame Raphael Rialton Rillaton Rinsey Roscarnon Roscarrock?Rosebenault Rosecare Rosecraddoc Roseworthy

S13 places

Sheviock Skewes St Buryan St Enoder St Gennys St Germans St Juliot St Keverne St Neot St Stephens St Tudy St Winnow Stratton

T109 places

Tehidy Thorne Thurlibeer Tinten [Higher] Tolcarne Tolcarne Tolgullow Torwell?Towan Treal Trebartha Trebarwith Treblary Trecan Tredaule Tredinnick?Tredower Tredwen Trefreock Trefreock Trefrize?Tregaire Tregamellyn [Higher and Lower] Tregantle Tregardock Tregarland?Tregavethan Tregeagle?Tregenna?Treglasta Tregole?Tregony Tregoose Tregrill Tregunnick Trehaverne Trehawke Trehudreth Treknow Trelan Trelaske Trelawne Treliever Treligga Trelowarren Trelowia Trelowth Treloy Tremadart Tremail Trematon Trembraze Tremeer?Tremoddrett Tremore Trenance Trenance Trenance Trenant and [Little] Trenant Trenant?Trenewen?Trenhaile Treninnick Trenode Trenowth Trenuth?Trerice Treroosel Trescowe Treslay Tresparrett Trethake Tretheake Trethevy Trethurffe Trevague Trevalga Treveador?Trevell?Trevelyan Treveniel Treverbyn Trevesson?Trevilla?Trevillis Trevillyn Trevisquite Trevornick Trewall?Trewanta Trewarnevas Trewen?Trewethart Trewince Trewint Trewirgie Trewoon Treworder?Treworgie?Trewornan Treworrick Trezance Truthall Truthwall Tucoyse Tucoyse Tybesta Tywardreath Tywarnhayle

W12 places

Wadfast Week [St Mary]Westcott?Whalesborough Whitstone Widemouth Willsworthy Winnianton Withiel Woolston Woolstone Worthyvale

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