Barnaby in the Domesday Book (1086)
Barnaby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Barnaby at 4.0 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Barnaby supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, 2 smallholders, 4 freemanmen, working 4 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Barnaby was worth 2.5 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
The survey lists 2 manors at Barnaby under different lords. Splitting a single settlement between multiple tenants was common across the North – Saxon estates broken up and handed to William’s followers after 1066.
Resources Recorded at Barnaby (1086)
- Meadow: 9 acres
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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