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Burrill in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burrill, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burrill at 15 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burrill supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 13 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 9 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Burrill was worth 10 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 9 shillings – a fall of 9%. 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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Burstwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burstwick, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burstwick at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burstwick supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, 15 smallholders, working 8 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Burstwick 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.

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Burton Constable in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burton Constable, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burton Constable at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burton Constable supported a recorded population of 6 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Burton Constable was worth 4 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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