High Worsall in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of High Worsall, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed High Worsall at 4.7 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, High Worsall supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 14 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 7 ploughs between them.
By 1086 High Worsall was worth 10.15 shillings, up from 6 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
The survey lists 3 manors at High Worsall 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 High Worsall (1086)
- Cattle: 14
- Pigs: 6
- Sheep: 12
- Horses (cobs): 1
- Woodland: 100 pigs
Other Settlements in Allerton
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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