Gilling in the Domesday Book (1086)
Gilling is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Gilling at 6.8 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Gilling supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 19 smallholders, 63 freemanmen, working 12 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Gilling was worth 5.45 shillings, up from 2.71 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.
The survey lists 6 manors at Gilling 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 Gilling (1086)
- Salthouses: 2
- Meadow: 8 acres
Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan
Location
54.4444°N, -1.7147°W · Land of Count Alan 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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