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British History

Ugthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ugthorpe, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ugthorpe at 8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ugthorpe supported a recorded population of 33 villagers, 7 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 13 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Ugthorpe was worth 12 shillings, up from 11 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.