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Welburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Welburn is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Welburn at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Welburn supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, 4 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.

The survey records Welburn’s value at 1 shilling 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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Well in the Domesday Book (1086)

Well appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Well at 0.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Well supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 9 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 5 ploughs between them.

The survey records Well’s value at 2.12 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.