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Gransmoor in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Burton 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

Location

54.0190°N, -0.2827°W · Burton 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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