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Burghwallis in the Domesday Book (1086)

Burghwallis is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burghwallis at 20 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burghwallis supported a recorded population of 66 villagers, 7 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 31 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Burghwallis was worth 28 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 18.5 shillings – a fall of 33%. 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.

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Burn Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Burn Hall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burn Hall at 5.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burn Hall supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 17 smallholders, 2 slaves, 6 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Burn Hall was worth 8.7 shillings, up from 5 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

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