Thorpefield in the Domesday Book (1086)
The settlement of Thorpefield is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Thorpefield at 5 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Thorpefield supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 17 smallholders, 4 slaves, 1 freeman, working 6 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Thorpefield was worth 8.2 shillings, up from 6 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.