Easton in the Domesday Book (1086)
Easton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Easton at 4.3 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Easton supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 14 smallholders, 35 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Easton was worth 5.3 shillings, up from 2.45 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
The survey lists 13 manors at Easton 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 Easton (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Cattle: 7
- Pigs: 12
- Sheep: 17
- Horses (cobs): 1
- Meadow: 1 acres
Other Settlements in Hunthow
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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