Appleton Wiske in the Domesday Book (1086)
Appleton Wiske is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Appleton Wiske at 2 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Appleton Wiske supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 2 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 5 ploughs between them.
The survey puts Appleton Wiske’s value at 1 shilling, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.
Resources Recorded at Appleton Wiske (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 2d)
- Meadow: 2 acres
Other Settlements in Allerton
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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