Redmere in the Domesday Book (1086)
Redmere is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Redmere at 1.5 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Redmere supported a recorded population of 14 smallholders, 8 freemanmen, working 4 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Redmere was worth 2.58 shillings, up from 1.85 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.
The survey lists 4 manors at Redmere 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 Redmere (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Cattle: 2
- Pigs: 15
- Sheep: 60
- Horses (cobs): 1
- Meadow: 4 acres
Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]
Location
53.7355°N, 0.0241°E · Holderness [South 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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