Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Bispham in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Amounderness
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bispham, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bispham at 10 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Bispham supported a recorded population of 32 villagers, 10 smallholders, 1 slave, working 15 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Bispham was worth 16 shillings, up from 12 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
Resources Recorded at Bispham (1086)
- Mills: 2 mills (valued at 10d)
- Meadow: 10 acres
Other Settlements in Amounderness
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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