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Place: Markeaton
- Hundred: Morleystone
- County: Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire
- Total population: 23 households (quite large).
- Total tax assessed: 9.5 geld units (very large).
- Head of manor: Markeaton I.
- Taxable units: Taxable value 9.5 geld units.
- Value: Value to lord in 1066 £4. Value to lord in 1086 £3.
- Households: 15 villagers. 7 smallholders. 1 priest.
- Ploughland: 9 ploughlands (land for). 2 lord's plough teams. 5 men's plough teams.
- Other resources: Meadow 24 acres. Woodland 1 * 0.5 leagues. 1 mill, value 0.33. 1 fishery. 1 church.
- Lord in 1066: Earl Siward.
- Lord in 1086: Earl Hugh (of Chester).
- Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Earl Hugh (of Chester).
- Phillimore reference: 4,1