Cold Hiendley in the Domesday Book (1086)
The settlement of Cold Hiendley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Cold Hiendley at 2.4 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Cold Hiendley supported a recorded population of 17 smallholders, 14 freemanmen, working 4 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Cold Hiendley was worth 3.06 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
The survey lists 2 manors at Cold Hiendley 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 Cold Hiendley (1086)
- Churches: 0
- Meadow: 12 acres
Other Settlements in Staincross
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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