Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Ugthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Langbaurgh
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ugthorpe, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ugthorpe at 8 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Ugthorpe supported a recorded population of 33 villagers, 7 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 13 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Ugthorpe was worth 12 shillings, up from 11 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.
Resources Recorded at Ugthorpe (1086)
- Mills: 2 mills (valued at 10d)
- Meadow: 50 acres
Other Settlements in Langbaurgh
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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