Rokeby Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)
Rokeby Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Rokeby Hall at 2 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Rokeby Hall supported a recorded population of 2 smallholders, working 2 ploughs between them.
Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Rokeby Hall was worth 1 shilling; by 1086 that had dropped to 10d – a fall of 50%. 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.
Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan
Location
54.5256°N, -1.8687°W · Land of Count Alan 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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