Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Buttercrambe in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Bulford
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
The settlement of Buttercrambe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Buttercrambe at 1 carucate of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Buttercrambe supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, 10 smallholders, 12 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Buttercrambe was worth 5.25 shillings, up from 4 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
Resources Recorded at Buttercrambe (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 7d)
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Woodland: 20 swine render
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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