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Staxton in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Hunthow COUNTY: Yorkshire

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Staxton, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Staxton at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Staxton supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 4 smallholders, 1 slave, working 6 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Staxton was worth 3 shillings, up from 2.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Other Settlements in Hunthow

Location

54.2010°N, -0.4438°W · Hunthow hundred, Yorkshire

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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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