Beeley in the Domesday Book (1086)
Beeley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.
Beeley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.
Beeston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.
Beeston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire.
Beetham is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.
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.
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.
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bellerby, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.
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.
Bempton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire.