West Newton Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)
West Newton Grange is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed West Newton Grange at 12.4 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, West Newton Grange supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 28 smallholders, 7 slaves, working 11 ploughs between them.
By 1086 West Newton Grange was worth 13 shillings, up from 11 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.
The survey lists 2 manors at West Newton Grange 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 West Newton Grange (1086)
- Mills: 1 mill
- Cattle: 13
- Pigs: 16
- Sheep: 336
- Horses (cobs): 6
Other Settlements in Maneshou
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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