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Ugthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

YEAR: 1086 HUNDRED: Langbaurgh 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

Location

54.4924°N, -0.7725°W · Langbaurgh 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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