Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Thirkleby Manor in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Toreshou
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
Thirkleby Manor appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Toreshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Thirkleby Manor at 6.2 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Thirkleby Manor supported a recorded population of 54 villagers, 46 smallholders, 13 slaves, 6 freemanmen, working 23 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Thirkleby Manor was worth 43 shillings, up from 27 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
Resources Recorded at Thirkleby Manor (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Pigs: 27
- Sheep: 50
- Horses (cobs): 3
- Meadow: 67 acres
- Woodland: 680 pigs
Other Settlements in Toreshou
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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