Here is some further information concerning the term "waste". After valuing a _manor_ (http://family.jrank.org/pages/2974/manor.html) as it had been in the time of Edward the Confessor, the _Domesday_ (http://family.jrank.org/pages/2368/Domesday-Book.html) Book often concludes ‘and now it is waste’. The frequency of this expression in entries for the north of England has led to the belief that such manors were laid to waste by William I 's army during the ‘Harrying of the North’. Such views are now largely discredited, despite the reality of the ‘harrying’. See W. E. Wightman , ‘The Significance of “Waste” in the Yorkshire Domesday’ , Northern History, 10 ( 1975 ) , David Palliser , ‘Domesday Book and the “Harrying of the North”’, Northern History, 29 ( 1993 ) , and J. S. Matthews , ‘William the Conqueror's Campaign in Cheshire in 1069– 70: Ravaging and Resistance in the North West’, Northern History, 42 ( 2003 ). ‘Waste’ seems to have meant land from which no tax was forthcoming, for whatever reasons. No fewer than 128 Yorkshire manors in the Domesday Book were described as ‘waste’, even though some had resources, population, or value recorded.Marty in Ohio USA Read more: _‘waste’ in the Domesday Book - history_ (http://family.jrank.org/pages/3753/‘waste’-in-Domesday-Book.html#ixzz0iitxDjfo) _http://family.jrank.org/pag es/3753/%E2%80%98waste%E2%80%99-in-Domesday-Book.html#ixzz0iitxDjfo_ (http://family.jrank.org/pages/3753/‘waste’ -in-Domesday-Book.html#ixzz0iitxDjfo) In a message dated 3/20/2010 9:19:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hi, This information was quite a shock, and I realise how little of importance we were actually taught of history in school. My knowledge of William the Conqueror did not extend beyond the battle of Hastings. I had no idea that any of this took place. I used to watch what the English did to the Highlanders of Scotland and think how dreadful and it was a shock to realise the same thing was done to our ancestors. I printed the URL out so my husband could read this. Jean in S. Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "TERRY HOPKIN- SUNDBY" <[email protected]> To: "list west r" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [WRY] "The Waste in Yorkshire" after the Normans > > Hi > according to Norwegian history the North and North East of England > supported the king of Norway's claim to the English throne and there was > some sort of failed rebelion which was put brutally put down, many > families were made serfs and moved south. Others were ruined but remained > in the North. Others fled to Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Denmark. Sorry > but thats all I know and not from a British source either > regards > Terry > Norway > Some useful websites - FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message