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British History

Wighill Park in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Wighill Park is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Wighill Park at 6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Wighill Park supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 5 smallholders, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Wighill Park was worth 8 shillings, up from 5 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.