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Sedsall in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Sedsall, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Sedsall at 0.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Sedsall supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 3 slaves, working 1 plough between them.

By 1086 Sedsall was worth 2 shillings, up from 1 shilling before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Selby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Selby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Selby at 4.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Selby supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, 2 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Selby’s value at 1 shilling, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

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