Domesday Book
Yorkshire
West Bretton in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Agbrigg
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
The settlement of West Bretton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire. The survey assessed West Bretton at 3.2 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, West Bretton supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, working 4 ploughs between them.
By 1086 West Bretton was worth 4 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
Resources Recorded at West Bretton (1086)
- Churches: 1
- Meadow: 12 acres
- Woodland: 2 * 2 leagues
Other Settlements in Agbrigg
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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