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Carlton Husthwaite in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Carlton Husthwaite, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Carlton Husthwaite at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Carlton Husthwaite supported a recorded population of 59 villagers, 46 smallholders, 72 freemanmen, working 52 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Carlton Husthwaite was worth 2 shillings, up from 1 shilling before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Carlton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Carlton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Carlton at 12.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Carlton supported a recorded population of 33 villagers, 24 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 19 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Carlton was worth 8.5 shillings, up from 3.5 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Carlton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Carlton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Carlton at 54 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Carlton’s value at 0d 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.

Other Settlements in Staincross

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