Kilnsea in the Domesday Book (1086)
Kilnsea is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kilnsea at 1.5 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Kilnsea supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 2 smallholders, 2 slaves, 1 freeman, working 4 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Kilnsea was worth 4 shillings, up from 3.83 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.
Resources Recorded at Kilnsea (1086)
- Fisheries: 4
Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]
Location
53.6164°N, 0.1545°E · Holderness [South Hundred] hundred, Yorkshire
View larger map on OpenStreetMap →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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