Aislaby in the Domesday Book (1086)
Aislaby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Aislaby at 30 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Aislaby supported a recorded population of 29 villagers, working 10 ploughs between them.
The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Aislaby was worth 20 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 14 shillings – a fall of 30%. 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.
Resources Recorded at Aislaby (1086)
- Mills: 3 mills (valued at 7d)
- Meadow: 1 acres
- Woodland: 40 swine render
Other Settlements in Langbaurgh
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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