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Ryther in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Barkston COUNTY: Yorkshire

The settlement of Ryther is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ryther at 11 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ryther supported a recorded population of 14 villagers, 15 smallholders, working 10 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Ryther was worth 16 shillings, up from 10 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Resources Recorded at Ryther (1086)

  • Mills: 3 mills (valued at 5.46 shillings)
  • Salthouses: 4
  • Woodland: 1 * 0.5 leagues

Other Settlements in Barkston

Location

53.8485°N, -1.1563°W · Barkston hundred, Yorkshire

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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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