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Goldsborough in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Burghshire COUNTY: Yorkshire

Goldsborough is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Goldsborough at 16 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Goldsborough supported a recorded population of 48 villagers, working 20 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Goldsborough was worth 24 shillings, up from 12 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Resources Recorded at Goldsborough (1086)

  • Churches: 1
  • Fisheries: 1
  • Meadow: 30 acres
  • Woodland: 40 swine render

Other Settlements in Burghshire

Location

54.0029°N, -1.4126°W · Burghshire 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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