Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Kirk Lancaster in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Amounderness
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
The settlement of Kirk Lancaster is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kirk Lancaster at 1 carucate of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Kirk Lancaster supported a recorded population of 14 villagers, 1 smallholder, 6 slaves, working 6 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Kirk Lancaster was worth 10 shillings, up from 6 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
Resources Recorded at Kirk Lancaster (1086)
- Meadow: 10 acres
- Woodland: 10 swine render
Other Settlements in Amounderness
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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