Sproxton in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Sproxton, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Sproxton at 9.5 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Sproxton supported a recorded population of 22 villagers, 50 smallholders, 12 slaves, working 19 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Sproxton was worth 29.5 shillings, up from 17.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
The survey lists 4 manors at Sproxton 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 Sproxton (1086)
- Mills: 2 mills
- Cattle: 46
- Pigs: 202
- Sheep: 250
- Horses (cobs): 8
- Meadow: 52 acres
- Woodland: 150 pigs
Other Settlements in Maneshou
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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