Oxcliffe Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)
Oxcliffe Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Oxcliffe Hall at 3 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Oxcliffe Hall supported a recorded population of 20 villagers, 5 smallholders, 8 slaves, working 7 ploughs between them.
The survey puts Oxcliffe Hall’s value at 12 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.
Resources Recorded at Oxcliffe Hall (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Meadow: 6 acres
- Woodland: 50 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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