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Flixton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Flixton, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Flixton at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Flixton supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 5 smallholders, 1 slave, working 3 ploughs between them.

The survey records Flixton’s value at 7 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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Flowergate in the Domesday Book (1086)

Flowergate is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Flowergate at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Flowergate supported a recorded population of 24 villagers, 8 smallholders, working 11 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Flowergate was worth 12 shillings, up from 11 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Forcett in the Domesday Book (1086)

Forcett appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Forcett at 29.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Forcett supported a recorded population of 26 villagers, 13 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 22 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Forcett was worth 20 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 14.25 shillings – a fall of 28%. 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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