Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Burythorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Acklam
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
The settlement of Burythorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Acklam in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burythorpe at 2.2 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Burythorpe supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 1 smallholder, 5 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Burythorpe was worth 2.5 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
Resources Recorded at Burythorpe (1086)
- Meadow: 47 acres
Other Settlements in Acklam
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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