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British History

Market Weighton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Market Weighton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Weighton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Market Weighton at 33.7 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Market Weighton supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, working 3 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Market Weighton was worth 32 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 6 shillings – a fall of 81%. 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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Marley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

At the time of the survey, Marley supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, working 2 ploughs between them.

Other Settlements in Skyrack