Dimlington in the Domesday Book (1086)
Dimlington appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Dimlington at 2 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Dimlington supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 7 smallholders, working 6 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Dimlington was worth 1.5 shillings, up from 1 shilling before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
Resources Recorded at Dimlington (1086)
- Woodland: 3 furlongs * 0.5 league mixed measures
Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]
Location
53.6621°N, 0.1114°E · Holderness [South Hundred] hundred, Yorkshire
View larger map on OpenStreetMap →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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