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Treeton in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Strafforth COUNTY: Yorkshire

The settlement of Treeton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Treeton at 40 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Treeton supported a recorded population of 27 villagers, 31 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 14 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Treeton was worth 26 shillings, up from 20 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Resources Recorded at Treeton (1086)

  • Fisheries: 1
  • Meadow: 300 acres

Other Settlements in Strafforth

Location

53.3823°N, -1.3460°W · Strafforth hundred, Yorkshire

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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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