Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Shipley in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Morley
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
Shipley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Shipley at 12 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Shipley supported a recorded population of 22 villagers, 7 smallholders, working 8 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Shipley was worth 14 shillings, up from 12 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
Resources Recorded at Shipley (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Meadow: 63 acres
- Woodland: 60 swine render
Other Settlements in Morley
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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