Nunkeeling in the Domesday Book (1086)
Nunkeeling appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Nunkeeling at 2.6 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Nunkeeling supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 21 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 10 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Nunkeeling was worth 12 shillings, up from 10 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
The survey lists 3 manors at Nunkeeling 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 Nunkeeling (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill
- Cattle: 15
- Pigs: 50
- Sheep: 70
- Horses (cobs): 1
- Meadow: 70 acres
- Woodland: 120 pigs
Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]
Location
53.9377°N, -0.2556°W · Holderness [North Hundred] hundred, Yorkshire
View larger map on OpenStreetMap →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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