Open Domesday
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Place: Sessay
- Hundred: Yarlestre
- Area: North Riding
- County: Yorkshire
- Total population: 8 households (quite small).
- Total tax assessed: 5 geld units (quite large).
- Taxable units: Taxable value 5 geld units.
- Value: Value to lord in 1066 £3. Value to lord in 1086 £1.
- Households: 8 villagers.
- Ploughland: 3 ploughlands (ploughs possible). 3 men's plough teams.
- Lord in 1066: Durham St Cuthbert, bishop of.
- Lord in 1086: Durham St Cuthbert, bishop of.
- Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Durham St Cuthbert, bishop of.
- Phillimore reference: 3Y11