Domesday Book
Yorkshire
Wighill Park in the Domesday Book (1086)
YEAR: 1086
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HUNDRED: Ainsty
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COUNTY: Yorkshire
The settlement of Wighill Park is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Wighill Park at 6 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Wighill Park supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 5 smallholders, working 3 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Wighill Park was worth 8 shillings, up from 5 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.
Other Settlements in Ainsty
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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