Bulmer in the Domesday Book (1086)
Bulmer is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bulmer at 6.5 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Bulmer supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 12 smallholders, working 6 ploughs between them.
Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Bulmer was worth 10 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 8 shillings – a fall of 19%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.
Resources Recorded at Bulmer (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Cattle: 4
- Pigs: 20
- Sheep: 200
Other Settlements in Bulford
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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