1579 Map revealing a waterway out of 'Dunyngton' - HP1
1579 Map revealing a waterway out of 'Dunyngton' - HP1
"It is a matter of historical record that a deep drain, wide enough for navigation, ran through the centre of Donington and by the Black Bull Hotel, which was reached by means of a bridge from the market-place"
"It is a matter of historical record that a deep drain, wide enough for navigation, ran through the centre of Donington and by the Black Bull Hotel, which was reached by means of a bridge from the market-place"
The village is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 in the hundred of Kirton, as Donnicture or Duninctune (homestead of the Dunn). It had a recorded population of 65 households, putting it in the largest 20% of settlements recorded in Domesday, and is listed under 3 owners.
The village is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 in the hundred of Kirton, as Donnicture or Duninctune (homestead of the Dunn). It had a recorded population of 65 households, putting it in the largest 20% of settlements recorded in Domesday, and is listed under 3 owners.
