Burton in Lonsdale in the Domesday Book (1086)
The settlement of Burton in Lonsdale is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burton in Lonsdale at 3.0 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Burton in Lonsdale supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 6 smallholders, 7 slaves, 6 freemanmen, working 6 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Burton in Lonsdale was worth 5.25 shillings, up from 5 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
The survey lists 3 manors at Burton in Lonsdale under different lords. Splitting a single settlement between multiple tenants was common across the North – Saxon estates broken up and handed to William’s followers after 1066.
Resources Recorded at Burton in Lonsdale (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Meadow: 5 acres
- Woodland: 24 pigs
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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