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Although Goodmanham is very near to York, the capital of [[Viking]] England, we have no information about Goodmanham from that period. It is next found as a listing in the ''[[Domesday Book]]'' produced under [[William the Conqueror]] at the time of the [[Normans|Norman]] conquest. A few names of resident farmers are given: Colgri, Orm, Norman, William de Coleville. These names show the presence of Normans now occupying the land.
The church of All Hallows now stands on or near the site of the original pagan temple. This church dates from around 1130 AD and replaces an earlier one of wooden construction built in the Saxon period. The church was designated in 1986 by [[English Heritage]] as a Grade I [[listed building]].<ref>{{
A [[tumulus]], located to the south-west of the village, is also supposed to contain ruins. One of the many [[Spring (hydrology)|sacred well]]s in Britain dedicated to [[Helena (Empress)|St Helena]] is located nearby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/6064|title=St. Helen's Well (Goodmanham)|last=Paulus|date=5 August 2006|work=The Modern Antiquarian|accessdate=18 December 2010|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070929090707/http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/6064|archivedate=29 September 2007}}</ref>
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