Fostun in the Domesday Book (1086)
Fostun is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Fostun at 12 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Fostun supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 5 smallholders, 13 freemanmen, working 6 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Fostun was worth 1.5 shillings, up from 1 shilling before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.
The survey lists 2 manors at Fostun 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 Fostun (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Meadow: 4.5 None
- Woodland: 14 None
Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]
Location
53.7921°N, -0.1402°W · Holderness [Middle 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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