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Rochdale in the Domesday Book (1086)

Rochdale is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Salford in Cheshire. The survey assessed Rochdale at 4 carucates of taxable land.

Most significantly, Rochdale is recorded as waste in 1086 — land rendered uninhabitable and valueless. Before the Conquest, the settlement had been assessed at 5d; by 1086 that value had collapsed entirely. This pattern — prosperity before 1066, devastation by 1086 — is the unmistakable signature of the Harrying of the North, William I’s campaign of systematic destruction across Yorkshire in 1069–70.

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Rodebestorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Rodebestorp is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Rodebestorp at 2 carucates of taxable land.

By 1086 Rodebestorp was worth 5 shillings, up from 1.05 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Resources Recorded at Rodebestorp (1086)

  • Mills: 1 mill

Other Settlements in Dic

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Rokeby Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Rokeby Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Rokeby Hall at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Rokeby Hall supported a recorded population of 2 smallholders, working 2 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Rokeby Hall was worth 1 shilling; by 1086 that had dropped to 10d – a fall of 50%. 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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Romaldkirk in the Domesday Book (1086)

Romaldkirk is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Romaldkirk at 38.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Romaldkirk supported a recorded population of 36 villagers, 12 smallholders, 25 slaves, working 36 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Romaldkirk was worth 39.6 shillings, up from 17.25 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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