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Ghigogesmersc in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Dic COUNTY: Yorkshire

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ghigogesmersc, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ghigogesmersc at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ghigogesmersc supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, working 2 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Ghigogesmersc was worth 13d, up from 4d before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Resources Recorded at Ghigogesmersc (1086)

  • Woodland: 1 league * 1 acre mixed measures

Other Settlements in Dic

Location

54.2402°N, -0.7186°W · Dic hundred, Yorkshire

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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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