Barnoldswick in the Domesday Book (1086)
Barnoldswick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Barnoldswick at 5.4 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Barnoldswick supported a recorded population of 11 villagers, 21 smallholders, 3 slaves, 5 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Barnoldswick was worth 8.41 shillings, up from 4.14 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
The survey lists 3 manors at Barnoldswick 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 Barnoldswick (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill
- Churches: 1
- Cattle: 15
- Pigs: 31
- Horses (cobs): 4
- Meadow: 7 acres
- Woodland: 5 pigs
Other Settlements in Craven
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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