Stemanesbi in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Stemanesbi, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Stemanesbi at 4.9 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Stemanesbi supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 2 smallholders, 38 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.
The survey lists 3 manors at Stemanesbi 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 Stemanesbi (1086)
- Meadow: 10 acres
Other Settlements in Dic
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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