Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Londesborough in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Weighton
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
Londesborough appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Weighton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Londesborough at 6.1 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Londesborough supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, 2 smallholders, 1 slave, working 4 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Londesborough was worth 10 shillings, up from 6 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
Resources Recorded at Londesborough (1086)
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Woodland: 3 * 3 leagues
Other Settlements in Weighton
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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