Murton in the Domesday Book (1086)
Murton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Murton at 15.2 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Murton supported a recorded population of 25 villagers, 10 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 14 ploughs between them.
The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Murton was worth 15 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 12.5 shillings – a fall of 16%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.
The survey lists 4 manors at Murton 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.
Resources Recorded at Murton (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 10d)
- Meadow: 5 ploughs
- Woodland: 100 None
Other Settlements in Bulford
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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