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British History

Lower and Upper Thurnham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Lower and Upper Thurnham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Lower and Upper Thurnham at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Lower and Upper Thurnham supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 2 smallholders, working 1 plough between them.

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

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Lower Cumberworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Lower Cumberworth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Lower Cumberworth at 7 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Lower Cumberworth supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 20 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 16 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Lower Cumberworth was worth 7.5 shillings, up from 6.5 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.