Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Bickerton in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Ainsty
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bickerton, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bickerton at 2.5 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Bickerton supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 8 smallholders, working 3 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Bickerton was worth 3 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
Resources Recorded at Bickerton (1086)
- Cattle: 2
- Pigs: 32
- Sheep: 52
- Meadow: 10 acres
Other Settlements in Ainsty
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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