Caldeuuelle in the Domesday Book (1086)
Caldeuuelle is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Caldeuuelle at 10 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Caldeuuelle supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, 4 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.
The survey puts Caldeuuelle’s value at 7 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.
Resources Recorded at Caldeuuelle (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 15d)
Other Settlements in Burghshire
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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