Lofthouse in the Domesday Book (1086)
The settlement of Lofthouse is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Lofthouse at 4 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Lofthouse supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 3 smallholders, working 2 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Lofthouse was worth 1.35 shillings, up from 1.15 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
The survey lists 2 manors at Lofthouse under different lords. Splitting a single settlement between multiple tenants was common across the North – Saxon estates broken up and handed to William’s followers after 1066.
Other Settlements in Morley
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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