2,034 Domesday villages
Recorded in William the Conqueror's survey of 1086
Yorkshire in 1086 was the largest county in England and the most devastated by William's campaigns. The Harrying of the North in 1069–70 had laid waste to vast areas, and the Domesday survey records hundreds of manors as 'waste' with no recorded value or population. Despite this, Yorkshire's great river valleys — the Ouse, Wharfe, Aire and Derwent — supported significant surviving communities, and the city of York remained an important centre of trade and administration.
Yorkshire has 2,034 Domesday settlements. Aubrey has full historical records for all of them — here are the most notable by recorded value in 1086:
Research any location in Yorkshire with a full Aubrey report
Combine Domesday records with archaeological finds, scheduled monuments, field-name history and more — for any specific postcode or grid reference in Yorkshire.
Pick any location and Aubrey pulls together 15 strands of its history, each drawn from the record:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Aubrey has published full historical research reports for 3 notable settlements in this county — read the full historical research report for Vale of York Hoard and Hubberholme, Yorkshire and Wharram Percy, North Yorkshire.