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List of Lancashire land owners in the Domesday Book
The
Domesday Book of 1086 AD identifies King
William the Conqueror's
tenants-in-chief for historic
Lancashire within Cestrescire (
Cheshire) and Eurvicscire (
Yorkshire).
[1] At the time of the
Norman Conquest of
England, the County of Cheshire included Inter Ripam et Mersam (between the
River Ribble and
River Mersey) which became South Lancashire (now including parts of
Merseyside and
Greater Manchester), while the West Riding (West Treding) of the County of Yorkshire included what became North Lancashire.
[2]
Tenants-in-chief for lands in historic Cheshire:
[3]
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Roger de Poitou was awarded over 50 lands including
Blackburn,
Crosby,
Formby,
Huyton,
Kirkby,
Knowsley,
Leyland,
Maghull,
Manchester,
Newton-le-Willows,
Rochdale,
Salford,
Skelmersdale,
Speke,
Upholland,
Warrington and
West Derby. He was the son of
Roger de Montgomery and he was one of William the Conqueror's main advisers.
King Henry I confiscated all of his land between the River Ribble and the River Mersey, after Roger and his brothers' failed rebellion in 1102.
[4]
Tenants-in-chief for lands in historic Yorkshire:
[5]