Conisbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)
Conisbrough appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Conisbrough at 4.5 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Conisbrough supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 26 smallholders, 33 freemanmen, working 18 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Conisbrough was worth 4.77 shillings, up from 2.5 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
The survey lists 2 manors at Conisbrough 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 Conisbrough (1086)
- Mills: 1 mills
- Churches: 2
- Sheep: 100
- Meadow: 5 acres
- Woodland: 27 None
Other Settlements in Strafforth
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.
Found an inaccuracy? [email protected]