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Carnforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Carnforth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Carnforth at 20.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Carnforth supported a recorded population of 22 villagers, 20 smallholders, 13 slaves, working 20 ploughs between them.

The survey records Carnforth’s value at 18 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.

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Carperby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Carperby, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Carperby at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Carperby supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 2 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey records Carperby’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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Cartmel in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cartmel, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Cartmel at 5.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cartmel supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 10 smallholders, 23 freemanmen, working 10 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Cartmel was worth 7.3 shillings, up from 4.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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