Derbyshire Domesday Book tenants-in-chief

The Domesday Book of 1086 AD lists (in the following order) King William the Conqueror's tenants-in-chief in Derbyscire (Derbyshire), following the Norman Conquest of England:


 * King William (c. 1028 - 1087), the first Norman King of England (after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD) and he was Duke of Normandy from 1035.
 * Bishop of Chester (St John)
 * Abbey of Burton (St Mary & St Modwen)
 * Earl Hugh of Chester ( c.  1047 - 1101) contributed 60 ships to the invasion of England, but did not fight at the Battle of Hastings.
 * Roger de Poitou, his father Roger de Montgomery was one of William the Conqueror's main advisers.
 * Henry de Ferrers, served William the Conqueror and his successor King William II in administrative roles.
 * William Peverel (c. 1040 - c. 1115), granted over a hundred manors in central England from the king, forming the Honour of Peverel, in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, including Nottingham Castle. He also built Peveril Castle at Castleton in Derbyshire.
 * Walter D'Aincourt, was connected by marriage to William the Conqueror and was awarded over 70 manors in the East Midlands and Yorkshire.
 * Geoffrey Alselin
 * Ralph son of Hubert (FitzHubert), (1045 - 1086), son of Hubert de Corcun (Derei).
 * Ralph de Buron
 * Hascoit Musard de Bretagne, served in the Breton section of William the Conqueror's army at the Battle of Hastings and was granted 25 manors in 6 English counties. He established his family estate at Staveley, Derbyshire.
 * Gilbert de Gant (Ghent), (c. 1048 - 1095), was related to William the Conqueror's wife.
 * Nigel de Stafford (1040 - ?), son of Robert de Stafford of Belvoir Castle.
 * Robert Curthose (c. 1051 - 1134), son of William the Conqueror and succeeded him as Duke of Normandy in 1087 AD.
 * Roger de Busli (c. 1038 - c. 1099), granted 86 manors in Nottinghamshire, 46 in Yorkshire, and others in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Devon. They became the Honour of Blyth (later renamed the Honour of Tickhill).
 * King's Thanes

Individual records of places in Derbyshire identify these additional tenants-in-chief:

In the Domesday Book, Derbyshire was divided into the 6 wapentakes of Apultre, Hamestan, Littlechirch, Morlestan, Scarvedale, and Walecross, and a district called Peche-fers (Peak Forest).
 * Dunning and Stenulf of Sutton, lands in Callow
 * Edmund, lands in Lullington
 * Ernwy of Stanton, lands in Clowne, Ingleby and Stanton-by-Bridge
 * Healfdene of Cromwell, manor of Vlvritune
 * Leofwin of Aston, lands in Coal Aston and Handley
 * Osmund Benz, lands in Cellesdene, Cottons, Denby, Ilkeston, Osmaston and Sandiacre
 * Toli of Sandiacre, lands in Ilkeston and Sandiacre