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British History

High Worsall in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of High Worsall, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed High Worsall at 4.7 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, High Worsall supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 14 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 7 ploughs between them.

By 1086 High Worsall was worth 10.15 shillings, up from 6 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.