Domesday Book

Rufforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Rufforth is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

Rushton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Rushton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Rushton

Ruston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Ruston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ruston at 124 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ruston supported a recorded population of 262 villagers, 147 smallholders, 136 slaves, working 197 ploughs between them.

The survey records Ruston’s value at 170 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.

Ruston Parva in the Domesday Book (1086)

Ruston Parva appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burton

Ruswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Ruswick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

Ryhill in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ryhill, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

Rylstone in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Rylstone is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

Rysome Garth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Rysome Garth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]

Ryther in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Ryther is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ryther at 11 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ryther supported a recorded population of 14 villagers, 15 smallholders, working 10 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Ryther was worth 16 shillings, up from 10 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.