Domesday Book

Kirkburton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kirkburton, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kirkburton at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kirkburton supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, working 3 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Kirkburton’s value at 10d, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Kirkby Fleetham in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Kirkby Fleetham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kirkby Fleetham at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kirkby Fleetham supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 6 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.

The survey records Kirkby Fleetham’s value at 3 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Kirkby Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirkby Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

Kirkby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kirkby, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

Kirkby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kirkby, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire. The survey assessed Kirkby at 15.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kirkby supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 3 smallholders, 23 freemanmen, working 12 ploughs between them.

The survey records Kirkby’s value at 4.5 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Kirkby Ireleth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirkby Ireleth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

Kirkby Lonsdale in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kirkby Lonsdale, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kirkby Lonsdale at 1.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kirkby Lonsdale supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 9 smallholders, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Kirkby Lonsdale was worth 4.5 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Kirkby Malham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirkby Malham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

Kirkby Malzeard in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Kirkby Malzeard is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire