Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Bishop Burton in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Weighton
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
Bishop Burton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Weighton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bishop Burton at 2.8 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Bishop Burton supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 5 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Bishop Burton was worth 3.75 shillings, up from 2.75 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
Resources Recorded at Bishop Burton (1086)
- Fisheries: 1
Other Settlements in Weighton
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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