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Melling in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Amounderness COUNTY: Yorkshire

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Melling, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Melling at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Melling supported a recorded population of 15 villagers, 6 smallholders, 11 slaves, working 10 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Melling was worth 24 shillings, up from 20 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Resources Recorded at Melling (1086)

  • Mills: 2 mills (valued at 14d)
  • Churches: 1
  • Woodland: 40 swine render

Other Settlements in Amounderness

Location

54.1375°N, -2.6200°W · Amounderness hundred, Yorkshire

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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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