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North Rode in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of North Rode, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire. The survey assessed North Rode at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, North Rode supported a recorded population of 13 villagers, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey puts North Rode’s value at 2 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

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North Stainley in the Domesday Book (1086)

North Stainley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire. The survey assessed North Stainley at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, North Stainley supported a recorded population of 18 villagers, 4 smallholders, 8 slaves, working 18 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, North Stainley was worth 12 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 7 shillings – a fall of 41%. 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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Northallerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Northallerton, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Northallerton at 50.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Northallerton supported a recorded population of 14 villagers, 7 smallholders, 10 freemanmen, working 10 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Northallerton was worth 56 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 6 shillings – a fall of 89%. 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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