Romaldkirk in the Domesday Book (1086)
Romaldkirk 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 Romaldkirk at 38.8 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Romaldkirk supported a recorded population of 36 villagers, 12 smallholders, 25 slaves, working 36 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Romaldkirk was worth 39.6 shillings, up from 17.25 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.
The survey lists 11 manors at Romaldkirk 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 Romaldkirk (1086)
- Mills: 3 mills (valued at 19d)
- Salthouses: 19
- Meadow: 60 None
- Woodland: 1 * 1 leagues
Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan
Location
54.5975°N, -2.0077°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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