Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Great Broughton in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Langbaurgh
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
Great Broughton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Great Broughton at 3 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Great Broughton supported a recorded population of 18 villagers, working 4 ploughs between them.
The survey puts Great Broughton’s value at 4 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.
Resources Recorded at Great Broughton (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Meadow: 4 acres
- Woodland: 5 swine render
Other Settlements in Langbaurgh
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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