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Somersal in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Somersal is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Somersal at 0.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Somersal supported a recorded population of 2 smallholders, 1 slave, working 1 plough between them.

The survey records Somersal’s value at 7d 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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Sotleie in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Sotleie is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Sotleie at 77 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Sotleie’s value at 0d 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.

The Domesday survey records Sotleie as waste — uninhabited and unproductive. In Yorkshire, this designation most often reflects the Harrying of the North of 1069–70, when William I’s forces destroyed crops, livestock, and communities across the county to crush rebellion. Whether Sotleie recovered in subsequent decades is not recorded.

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South Cliffe in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of South Cliffe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Cave in Yorkshire. The survey assessed South Cliffe at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, South Cliffe supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, working 3 ploughs between them.

The survey records South Cliffe’s value at 3.5 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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