Hale in the Domesday Book (1086)
Hale appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.
Hale appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Halkyn, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.
The settlement of Hallam is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.
The settlement of Hallam is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.
Halsall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.
Halsham is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire.
The settlement of Halton East is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.
Halton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.
Halton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Halton at 6 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Halton supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, working 12 ploughs between them.
The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Halton was worth 6 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 4 shillings – a fall of 33%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.