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Adel in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Skyrack COUNTY: Yorkshire

Adel appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Adel at 2.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Adel supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 4 smallholders, 1 slave, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Adel was worth 1 shilling, up from 12d before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Resources Recorded at Adel (1086)

  • Mills: 1 mill (valued at 4d)

Other Settlements in Skyrack

Location

53.8598°N, -1.5818°W · Skyrack hundred, Yorkshire

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Data derived from the Open Domesday project (opendomesday.org), based on the Domesday Book dataset compiled by Professor J.J.N. Palmer and team. The Domesday Book (1086) is in the public domain.

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