Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Ghigogesmersc in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Dic
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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
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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