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Kilburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Yarlestre COUNTY: Yorkshire

The settlement of Kilburn is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kilburn at 0.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kilburn supported a recorded population of 2 smallholders.

By 1086 Kilburn was worth 1.25 shillings, up from 1 shilling before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

Location

54.2085°N, -1.2103°W · Yarlestre 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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