Spofforth in the Domesday Book (1086)
Spofforth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Spofforth at 2.0 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Spofforth supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 4 smallholders, 24 freemanmen, working 6 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Spofforth was worth 5.51 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.
The survey lists 2 manors at Spofforth 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 Spofforth (1086)
- Churches: 0
- Cattle: 4
- Pigs: 22
- Sheep: 40
- Horses (cobs): 1
- Meadow: 4 acres
Other Settlements in Burghshire
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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