Lower Cumberworth in the Domesday Book (1086)
Lower Cumberworth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Lower Cumberworth at 7 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Lower Cumberworth supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 20 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 16 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Lower Cumberworth was worth 7.5 shillings, up from 6.5 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.
The survey lists 4 manors at Lower Cumberworth 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 Agbrigg
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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