Sheriff Hutton in the Domesday Book (1086)
Sheriff Hutton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Sheriff Hutton at 34.9 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Sheriff Hutton supported a recorded population of 31 villagers, 41 smallholders, 26 slaves, working 32 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Sheriff Hutton was worth 40.5 shillings, up from 17.5 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.
The survey lists 2 manors at Sheriff Hutton 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 Sheriff Hutton (1086)
- Mills: 3 mills (valued at 11d)
- Churches: 1
- Meadow: 23 acres
- Woodland: 20 swine render
Other Settlements in Bulford
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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