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Elestolf in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Elestolf is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Elestolf at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Elestolf supported a recorded population of 18 villagers, 8 smallholders, 9 slaves, working 11 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Elestolf was worth 12 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10 shillings – a fall of 16%. 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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Ellerbeck in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

At the time of the survey, Ellerbeck supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, 4 smallholders, 12 slaves, working 15 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Ellerbeck was worth 16 shillings, up from 13 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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