Burton Constable in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burton Constable, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burton Constable at 1 carucate of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Burton Constable supported a recorded population of 6 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Burton Constable was worth 4 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
Resources Recorded at Burton Constable (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Woodland: 20 swine render
Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]
Location
53.8110°N, -0.2001°W · Holderness [Middle Hundred] 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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