Bedale in the Domesday Book (1086)
The settlement of Bedale is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bedale at 4 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Bedale supported a recorded population of 22 villagers, 18 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 7 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Bedale was worth 17.5 shillings, up from 7.5 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
The survey lists 2 manors at Bedale 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 Bedale (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Meadow: 36 acres
Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan
Location
54.2913°N, -1.5928°W · Land of Count Alan hundred, Yorkshire
View larger map on OpenStreetMap →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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