Rimington in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Rimington, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Rimington at 5.3 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Rimington supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, 14 smallholders, 6 slaves, 22 freemanmen, working 14 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Rimington was worth 8 shillings, up from 6 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
The survey lists 3 manors at Rimington 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 Rimington (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill
- Meadow: 11 acres
- Woodland: 60 pigs
Other Settlements in Craven
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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