Towton in the Domesday Book (1086)
The settlement of Towton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Towton at 1.9 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Towton supported a recorded population of 4 smallholders, 7 freemanmen, working 3 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Towton was worth 2.54 shillings, up from 1.04 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
The survey lists 5 manors at Towton 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 Towton (1086)
- Mills: 0 mills
- Churches: 1
- Cattle: 1
- Pigs: 9
- Sheep: 30
- Horses (cobs): 1
- Meadow: 4 acres
Other Settlements in Barkston
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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