Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Kirkby Lonsdale in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Amounderness
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kirkby Lonsdale, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kirkby Lonsdale at 1.5 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Kirkby Lonsdale supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 9 smallholders, working 3 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Kirkby Lonsdale was worth 4.5 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
Resources Recorded at Kirkby Lonsdale (1086)
- Meadow: 22 acres
- Woodland: 40 pigs
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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