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Norbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

Norbury is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire. The survey assessed Norbury at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Norbury supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, 5 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 4 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Norbury was worth 5.25 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 4.5 shillings – a fall of 14%. 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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Normanby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Normanby, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Normanby at 32 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Normanby supported a recorded population of 38 villagers, 15 smallholders, working 20 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Normanby was worth 44 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 34 shillings – a fall of 22%. 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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Normanby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Normanby, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Normanby at 6.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Normanby supported a recorded population of 21 villagers, 10 smallholders, working 9 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Normanby was worth 6.5 shillings, up from 6.3 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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