Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Scampston in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Scard
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Scampston, entered under the hundred of Scard in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Scampston at 6 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Scampston supported a recorded population of 30 villagers, 26 smallholders, working 13 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Scampston was worth 18 shillings, up from 12.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
Resources Recorded at Scampston (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill (valued at 4d)
- Meadow: 2 acres
- Woodland: 100 swine render
Other Settlements in Scard
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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