Carlton Husthwaite in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Carlton Husthwaite, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Carlton Husthwaite at 10 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Carlton Husthwaite supported a recorded population of 59 villagers, 46 smallholders, 72 freemanmen, working 52 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Carlton Husthwaite was worth 2 shillings, up from 1 shilling before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
The survey lists 2 manors at Carlton Husthwaite 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 Carlton Husthwaite (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 16d)
- Churches: 1
- Fisheries: 3
- Meadow: 100 acres
- Woodland: 3 * 1.5 leagues
Other Settlements in Yarlestre
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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