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British History

Upper Hopton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Upper Hopton, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Upper Hopton at 4 carucates of taxable land.

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

The survey records Upper Hopton’s value at 2.5 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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Upper Poppleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Upper Poppleton, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Upper Poppleton at 7 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Upper Poppleton supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 7 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 6 ploughs between them.

The survey records Upper Poppleton’s value at 7 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.