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Kilnsey in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Kilnsey is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kilnsey at 92.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kilnsey supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 22 smallholders, 11 freemanmen, working 13 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Kilnsey was worth 60 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 15 shillings – a fall of 75%. 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.

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Kilnwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kilnwick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kilnwick at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kilnwick supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 4 smallholders, 1 slave, working 3 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Kilnwick was worth 5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 2 shillings – a fall of 60%. 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.

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Kilnwick Percy in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kilnwick Percy appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warter in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kilnwick Percy at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kilnwick Percy supported a recorded population of 19 villagers, 5 smallholders, 3 freemanmen, working 9 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Kilnwick Percy was worth 2.5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 2.4 shillings – a fall of 4%. 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.

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