Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Little Houghton in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Strafforth
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Little Houghton, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Little Houghton at 50 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Little Houghton supported a recorded population of 51 villagers, 40 smallholders, 35 slaves, working 80 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Little Houghton was worth 38.72 shillings, up from 24 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
Resources Recorded at Little Houghton (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 2d)
Other Settlements in Strafforth
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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