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Old Boulby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Old Boulby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Old Boulby at 3.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Old Boulby supported a recorded population of 40 smallholders, 1 slave, 35 freemanmen, working 5 ploughs between them.

The survey records Old Boulby’s value at 3.6 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

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Old Byland in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

At the time of the survey, Old Byland supported a recorded population of 23 villagers, 4 smallholders, working 9 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Old Byland was worth 4 shillings, up from 3 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.