Tharlesthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)
Tharlesthorpe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Tharlesthorpe at 10 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Tharlesthorpe supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, 4 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 10 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Tharlesthorpe was worth 9.66 shillings, up from 7.66 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.
The survey lists 2 manors at Tharlesthorpe 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 Tharlesthorpe (1086)
- Woodland: 60 None
Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]
Location
53.6864°N, -0.2811°W · Holderness [South Hundred] hundred, Yorkshire
View larger map on OpenStreetMap →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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