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Paull Holme in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Holderness [South Hundred] COUNTY: Yorkshire

Paull Holme appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Paull Holme at 3.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Paull Holme supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, 10 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 6 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Paull Holme was worth 5 shillings, up from 4 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Resources Recorded at Paull Holme (1086)

  • Mills: 1 mill
  • Churches: 1
  • Cattle: 9
  • Pigs: 20
  • Sheep: 60
  • Horses (cobs): 2
  • Meadow: 13 acres

Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]

Location

53.7032°N, -0.2047°W · Holderness [South Hundred] hundred, Yorkshire

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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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