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British History
Marton in the Domesday Book (1086)
Marton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Marton at 10 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Marton supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 10 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 6 ploughs between them.
The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Marton was worth 10 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 3.5 shillings – a fall of 65%. 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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