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Beighton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Beighton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Beighton at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Beighton supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 8 smallholders, working 5 ploughs between them.

The survey records Beighton’s value at 2 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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Belby House in the Domesday Book (1086)

Belby House is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Belby House at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Belby House supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 3 smallholders, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Belby House was worth 2.5 shillings, up from 1.25 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Belthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Belthorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Belthorpe at 3.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Belthorpe supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 8 smallholders, 1 slave, 19 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.

The survey records Belthorpe’s value at 3.61 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.