Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Kepwick in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Allerton
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
The settlement of Kepwick is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kepwick at 2.5 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Kepwick supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, 14 smallholders, 5 slaves, 5 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Kepwick was worth 6 shillings, up from 5 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
Resources Recorded at Kepwick (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Cattle: 5
- Pigs: 15
- Sheep: 80
- Horses (cobs): 3
- Meadow: 9 acres
- Woodland: 80 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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