Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Gransmoor in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Burton
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
Gransmoor appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Gransmoor at 1 carucate of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Gransmoor supported a recorded population of 1 smallholder, working 1 plough between them.
By 1086 Gransmoor was worth 10d, up from 5d before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
Other Settlements in Burton
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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