Birkby Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.
The settlement of Birkby Hill is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Birkby Hill at 9 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Birkby Hill supported a recorded population of 17 villagers, 3 smallholders, working 9 ploughs between them.
The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Birkby Hill was worth 8 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 6 shillings – a fall of 25%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.
Birkby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.
Birkin appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.
Birstwith is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.
Bishop Burton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Weighton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bishop Burton at 2.8 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Bishop Burton supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 5 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Bishop Burton was worth 3.75 shillings, up from 2.75 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
Bishop Monkton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bishop Monkton at 6.8 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Bishop Monkton supported a recorded population of 32 villagers, 29 smallholders, 38 freemanmen, working 33 ploughs between them.
Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Bishop Monkton was worth 6 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 3 shillings – a fall of 50%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.
Bishop Thornton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bishop Thornton at 87.4 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Bishop Thornton supported a recorded population of 30 villagers, working 9 ploughs between them.
The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Bishop Thornton was worth 88 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1.01 shillings – a fall of 98%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.
Bishop Wilton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bishop Wilton at 27 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Bishop Wilton supported a recorded population of 31 villagers, 12 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 23 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Bishop Wilton was worth 12.5 shillings, up from 12 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.