Raskelf in the Domesday Book (1086)
Raskelf is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Raskelf at 0.5 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Raskelf supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, 5 smallholders, 5 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.
Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Raskelf was worth 4 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 3 shillings – a fall of 25%. 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.
Resources Recorded at Raskelf (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 3d)
- Woodland: 7 swine render
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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