Risby in the Domesday Book (1086)
The settlement of Risby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Welton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Risby at 36 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Risby supported a recorded population of 41 villagers, 14 smallholders, 1 slave, 16 freemanmen, working 23 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Risby was worth 42 shillings, up from 40 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
The survey lists 2 manors at Risby 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 Risby (1086)
- Mills: 2 mills (valued at 5d)
- Meadow: 20 acres
- Woodland: 1.5 * 1 furlongs
Other Settlements in Welton
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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