Totfled in the Domesday Book (1086)
Totfled is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hessle in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Totfled at 10 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Totfled supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 18 smallholders, 17 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Totfled was worth 2.55 shillings, up from 1.8 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.
The survey lists 5 manors at Totfled 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 Totfled (1086)
- Meadow: 5 None
Other Settlements in Hessle
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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