Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Melling in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Amounderness
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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
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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