Normanby in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Normanby, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Normanby at 6.2 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Normanby supported a recorded population of 21 villagers, 10 smallholders, working 9 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Normanby was worth 6.5 shillings, up from 6.3 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
The survey lists 4 manors at Normanby 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 Normanby (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 2d)
- Meadow: 13 acres
- Woodland: 300 acres
Other Settlements in Maneshou
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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