Gardham in the Domesday Book (1086)
Gardham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Gardham at 1 carucate of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Gardham supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 14 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 9 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Gardham was worth 22 shillings, up from 17 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 Gardham 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 Gardham (1086)
- Mills: 2 mills (valued at 1.2 shillings)
- Meadow: 8 None
Other Settlements in Sneculfcros
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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