Scolfstona in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Scolfstona, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Scolfstona at 2.9 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Scolfstona supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 19 smallholders, 1 freeman, working 6 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Scolfstona was worth 5.27 shillings, up from 4 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
The survey lists 3 manors at Scolfstona 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 Scolfstona (1086)
- Cattle: 17
- Pigs: 35
- Sheep: 30
- Horses (cobs): 2
- Meadow: 4 acres
- Woodland: 40 pigs
Other Settlements in Torbar
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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