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Loversall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Loversall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Loversall at 20 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Loversall supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 6 smallholders, 5 slaves, working 7 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Loversall was worth 8 shillings, up from 7 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Low Dalby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Low Dalby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Low Dalby at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Low Dalby supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 14 smallholders, 8 slaves, working 6 ploughs between them.

The survey records Low Dalby’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.