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Newton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Newton, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Newton at 6.6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Newton supported a recorded population of 15 villagers, 9 smallholders, 1 slave, working 10 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Newton was worth 11 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 6 shillings – a fall of 45%. 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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Newton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Newton, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Newton at 4.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Newton supported a recorded population of 19 villagers, 7 smallholders, working 6 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Newton was worth 2 shillings, up from 1.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Newton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Newton, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire. The survey assessed Newton at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Newton supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 1 smallholder, working 2 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Newton was worth 1.5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1.05 shillings – a fall of 29%. 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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