British History on 100 Archives North

Cunard Line: The Gateway to the New World

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cunard Line: The Gateway to the New World

When we look back at the nineteenth century, our minds often turn to the heavy industries that defined the era: the extraction of coal and the forging of iron. These were the raw materials that powered the engines shrinking the globe. However, there is another material, far more fragile yet equally enduring, that captures the human essence of this industrial transformation: ink.

From Open Market to High Street: The Genesis of Marks & Spencer

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

From Open Market to High Street: The Genesis of Marks & Spencer

The history of British retail is often told through the lens of grand London department stores, but the true revolution in consumer culture began much further north, amidst the industrial clamor of Leeds. The story of Marks & Spencer is not merely a corporate biography; it is a narrative of architectural evolution, sociological shifts, and an unlikely partnership that bridged the gap between Eastern European migration and Yorkshire pragmatism. To understand the global giant we know today, we must look past the modern food halls and return to the wooden trestle tables of the late Victorian era.

Nuclear Dawn: Calder Hall and Britain's Atomic Age (1956–1966)

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Nuclear Dawn: The Spirit of 1966 and the Atomic Chronicle

In November 1966, the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) released a publication that appeared, on the surface, to be a standard technical retrospective. Titled Ten Years of Nuclear Power: A Salute to Calder Hall, this booklet was issued to mark the decennial of the world’s first commercial nuclear power station, situated on the remote and windswept coast of West Cumbria. However, to view this document merely as a catalogue of engineering statistics or a report on electricity generation is to miss its profound historical significance. Functionally, it served as a manifesto of British modernity, a crystallized artifact of a specific cultural and political moment that historians now recognize as the high-water mark of the “White Heat” era.

The Birtley Belgians: A Sovereign Enclave in County Durham

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction: An Anomaly of War

In the vast and tragic history of the First World War, few stories are as peculiar or as significant as that of the “Birtley Belgians.” While the conflict is usually remembered for the static horror of the trenches or the grand geopolitical maneuvers of the Great Powers, a unique experiment in transnational cooperation was unfolding in the industrial heartland of Northern England. Here, in Birtley, County Durham, a piece of foreign territory was effectively carved out of the British landscape.

The Cowboy in the Coal Smoke: Richard Shufflebottom and the Wild West of Hull

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In the gritty industrial landscape of 1930s Northern England, life was a cycle defined by the factory whistle, the shift change, and the pervasive grey of soot-stained brick. Yet, in the heart of Yorkshire’s manufacturing hubs, a peculiar and vibrant cultural anomaly flourished. Amidst the heavy atmosphere of the interwar period, a performative mythology of the American Frontier took deep root. This article investigates the unlikely dominance of Wild West shows in the region, focusing on the iconic imagery of Richard Shufflebottom - known to the masses by his exotic stage persona “Ricardo Colorado.”

The Peterloo Massacre: A Turning Point for Democracy

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In the grand and often turbulent narrative of British history, few events have scarred the national consciousness as deeply, or as controversially, as the Peterloo Massacre. On the hot summer afternoon of August 16, 1819, the industrial heartland of Manchester became the stage for a violent collision between two worlds: the entrenched power of the old agrarian aristocracy and the desperate, rising tide of the industrial proletariat. What was intended to be a peaceful assembly of 60,000 subjects demanding parliamentary reform dissolved into a bloodbath when local magistrates, gripped by class panic and political paranoia, unleashed armed cavalry upon the crowd.

The Rochdale Pioneers: How 28 Weavers Founded the Co-operative Movement in 1844

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The Rochdale Pioneers: Architects of the Co-operative Commonwealth

The history of the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers is frequently reduced to a sentimental narrative: a tableau of twenty-eight impoverished weavers opening a meagre grocery store on a rainy night in Lancashire. While this image provides the movement with its emotional resonance, the true historical significance of the Rochdale Pioneers lies not in their retail operations, but in their constitutional innovation. The “Book of Rules,” formally registered as the “Laws and Objects of the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers” in 1844, represents one of the most sophisticated attempts in the nineteenth century to codify a new economic morality. This document did not merely outline the bylaws of a shop; it provided a comprehensive blueprint for the transition from competitive capitalism to a cooperative commonwealth.

The Silent North: A Forensic Analysis of the Domesday Book of 1086

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The Silent North: A Forensic Analysis of the Domesday Book of 1086

In the vast and storied archive of English history, few documents command the authority, the mystique, or the sheer terror of the Domesday Book. Compiled in 1086, it stands as an administrative achievement without parallel in medieval Europe. To the casual observer or the lay reader, it is often characterized reductively as a census - a mere headcount of the peasantry and a list of livestock. However, to the historian, and particularly to those studying the turbulent and scarred history of Northern England, the Liber de Wintonia (Book of Winchester) serves as a witness of a much darker nature.

The White Rose in Transition: An Anatomy of Yorkshire Cricket in 1956

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction: The Fulcrum of History

In the vast and storied narrative of English sport, few years carry the silent weight of 1956. For the Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC), this was not merely another season recorded in the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack; it was a fundamental historical fulcrum. To the external world, the club appeared as a monolith of stability - a bastion of Northern tradition that seemed impervious to the passage of time. However, a forensic examination of the club’s internal reality reveals an institution suspended precariously between two distinct epochs: the rigid, classical grandeur of the pre-war years and the aggressive, turbulent modernity that would soon engulf the sporting world of the 1960s.

Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland: The Rising of the North, 1569

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

To understand the landscape of sixteenth-century England, one must recognize that the North was effectively a different country from the South. While London and the court of Elizabeth I were pivoting toward a centralized, Protestant bureaucracy, the “dark corners of the land” beyond the River Trent remained fiercely loyal to the “Old Religion” and the ancient feudal order. At the heart of this cultural and political chasm stood the House of Percy, a dynasty that had ruled the borderlands like kings for generations. And at the center of the House of Percy stood Thomas, the 7th Earl of Northumberland - a man destined to become the protagonist of a tragic tale of rebellion, betrayal, and martyrdom.

Abney in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Abney appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Abney is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Acaster Malbis in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Acaster Malbis appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Acaster Malbis at 1.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Acaster Malbis supported a recorded population of 4 smallholders, working 1 plough between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Acaster Malbis was worth 1.5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1 shilling – a fall of 33%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Acaster Selby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Acaster Selby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Acaster Selby is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ceaster (from Latin castra), a Roman fort or walled town, while the first element appears to represent oak (OE āc). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the oak Roman fort’.

Achebi in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Achebi is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Achebi is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Acklam in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Acklam, entered under the hundred of Acklam in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Acklam

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Acklam is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Acklam in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Acklam, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

Ackton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ackton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ackton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent oak (OE āc). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the oak farmstead’.

Acomb in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Acomb appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Acomb is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Acton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Acton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Acton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent oak (OE āc). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the oak farmstead’.

Addingham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Addingham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Addingham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Addlethorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Addlethorpe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Addlethorpe at 9 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Addlethorpe supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 3 smallholders, working 11 ploughs between them.

The survey records Addlethorpe’s value at 4 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Adel in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Adel appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Adel at 2.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Adel supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 4 smallholders, 1 slave, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Adel was worth 1 shilling, up from 12d before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Adlingfleet in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Adlingfleet is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Adlingfleet is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Adlington in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Adlington is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Adlington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Adwick le Street in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Adwick le Street is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Adwick le Street is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Adwick upon Dearne in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Adwick upon Dearne is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Adwick upon Dearne at 60.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Adwick upon Dearne supported a recorded population of 11 villagers, 19 smallholders, 5 freemanmen, working 13 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Adwick upon Dearne was worth 10 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 3 shillings – a fall of 70%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Agglethorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Agglethorpe, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Agglethorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Aighton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Aighton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aighton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Aike in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Aike, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Sneculfcros

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Aike is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Ainderby Mires in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ainderby Mires, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ainderby Mires is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Ainderby Quernhow in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ainderby Quernhow appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ainderby Quernhow is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Ainderby Steeple in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Ainderby Steeple is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ainderby Steeple is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Ainsdale in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ainsdale appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ainsdale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a valley’.

Airton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Airton, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Airton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Airy Holme in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Airy Holme is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Airy Holme is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Aiskew in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Aiskew, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Aiskew is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Aislaby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Aislaby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aislaby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Aislaby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Aislaby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Aislaby at 30 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Aislaby supported a recorded population of 29 villagers, working 10 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Aislaby was worth 20 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 14 shillings – a fall of 30%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Aismunderby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Aismunderby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aismunderby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Aldborough in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Aldborough is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aldborough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place, while the first element appears to represent the old. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the old stronghold’.

Aldbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Aldbrough, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aldbrough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place, while the first element appears to represent the old. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the old stronghold’.

Aldbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Aldbrough, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

Aldcliffe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Aldcliffe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aldcliffe is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word clif, a cliff or steep slope, while the first element appears to represent the old. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the old slope’.

Aldfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Aldfield is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aldfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country, while the first element appears to represent the old. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the old open land’.

Aldingham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Aldingham is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aldingham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village, while the first element appears to represent the old. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the old homestead’.

Aldredelie in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Aldredelie is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ruloe

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Aldredelie is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Aldwark in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Aldwark is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Aldwark at 30 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Aldwark supported a recorded population of 69 villagers, 17 smallholders, 49 slaves, working 58 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Aldwark was worth 38 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 33 shillings – a fall of 13%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Alfreton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Alfreton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Alfreton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Alkmonton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Alkmonton, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Alkmonton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Allerston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Allerston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Allerston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Allerthorpe Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Allerthorpe Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Allerthorpe Hall is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Allerthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Allerthorpe, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The name Allerthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Allerton Bywater in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Allerton Bywater, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Allerton Bywater is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Allerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Allerton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Allerton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Allerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Allerton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

Allerton Mauleverer in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Allerton Mauleverer is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Allerton Mauleverer is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Allestree in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Allestree is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Allestree is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Allington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Allington is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Exestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Exestan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Allington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Almondbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Almondbury, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Almondbury is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Alne in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Alne, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Alne is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Alpraham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Alpraham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Rushton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Alpraham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Alretone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Alretone is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Rushton

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Alretone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Alretunstall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Alretunstall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Tunendune

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Alretunstall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Alsager in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Alsager appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Alsager is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Alsop -en-le-Dale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Alsop -en-le-Dale, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Alsop -en-le-Dale is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Alvanley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Alvanley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ruloe

The Meaning of the Name

The name Alvanley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Alvaston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Alvaston, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Alvaston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Alwoodley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Alwoodley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Alwoodley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Ambaston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Ambaston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Ambaston at 5 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Ambaston’s value at 1 shilling in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ambaston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Amotherby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Amotherby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Amotherby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Ampleforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Ampleforth is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ampleforth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Andrebi in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Andrebi appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Andrebi is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Anlaby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Anlaby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hessle in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hessle

The Meaning of the Name

The name Anlaby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Anley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Anley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Anley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Antrobus in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Antrobus appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Tunendune

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Antrobus is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Appleby Magna in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Appleby Magna is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Appleby Magna is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Appleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Appleton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bucklow in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Bucklow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Appleton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Appleton le Moors in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Appleton le Moors is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Appleton le Moors is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Appleton le Street in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Appleton le Street is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Appleton le Street at 20 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Appleton le Street supported a recorded population of 18 villagers, 12 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 11 ploughs between them.

The survey records Appleton le Street’s value at 19 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Appleton Roebuck in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Appleton Roebuck is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Appleton Roebuck at 20 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Appleton Roebuck supported a recorded population of 23 villagers, 7 slaves, working 9 ploughs between them.

The survey records Appleton Roebuck’s value at 10 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Appleton Wiske in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Appleton Wiske is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Appleton Wiske at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Appleton Wiske supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 2 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 5 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Appleton Wiske’s value at 1 shilling, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Appletreewick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Appletreewick is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Appletreewick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Arden Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Arden Hall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Arden Hall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Argam in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Argam appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Torbar

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Argam is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Argarmeles in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Argarmeles, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire. The survey assessed Argarmeles at 106 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Argarmeles supported a recorded population of 88 villagers, 51 smallholders, 50 slaves, working 60 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Argarmeles was worth 90.5 shillings, up from 60 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Arkendale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Arkendale is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Arkendale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a valley’.

Arkholme in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Arkholme is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Arkholme is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word holmr, an island or patch of raised ground in marsh. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a island’.

Arksey in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Arksey appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Arksey is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Arleston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Arleston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Arleston at 16.7 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Arleston supported a recorded population of 20 villagers, 3 smallholders, working 11 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Arleston was worth 7 shillings, up from 4 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Armley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Armley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Armley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Armthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Armthorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Armthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Arncliffe Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Arncliffe Hall, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Arncliffe Hall is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word clif, a cliff or steep slope. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a slope’.

Arncliffe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Arncliffe, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Arncliffe at 6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Arncliffe supported a recorded population of 30 villagers, 23 freemanmen, working 12 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Arncliffe was worth 8.5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 8 shillings – a fall of 5%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Arnestorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Arnestorp, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Arnestorp is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Arnford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Arnford appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Arnford at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Arnford supported a recorded population of 14 villagers, 1 smallholder, 5 slaves, working 9 ploughs between them.

The survey records Arnford’s value at 5 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Arnodestorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Arnodestorp is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Arnodestorp at 11.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Arnodestorp supported a recorded population of 28 villagers, 11 smallholders, 8 slaves, working 17 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Arnodestorp was worth 11 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10 shillings – a fall of 9%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Arram in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Arram is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Arram is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Arthington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Arthington, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Arthington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Ascam in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ascam, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ascam is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Ascham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Ascham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ascham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Aschebi in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Aschebi is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Aschebi is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Aschelesmersc in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Aschelesmersc appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Aschelesmersc is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Aschilesmares in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Aschilesmares, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Aschilesmares is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Asebi in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Asebi, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Asebi is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Asenby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Asenby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The name Asenby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Ashbourne in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Ashbourne appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ashbourne is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Ashe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Ashe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Ashe at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ashe supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 5 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 8 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Ashe was worth 6.5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 3.25 shillings – a fall of 50%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Ashford -in-the-Water in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Ashford -in-the-Water is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Ashford -in-the-Water at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ashford -in-the-Water supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, working 7 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Ashford -in-the-Water was worth 3 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 2 shillings – a fall of 33%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Ashley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Ashley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bucklow in Cheshire.

By 1086 Ashley was worth 40 shillings, up from 18 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

The survey lists 8 manors at Ashley under different lords. Splitting a single settlement between multiple tenants was common across the North – Saxon estates broken up and handed to William’s followers after 1066.

Ashover in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ashover, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ashover is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Ashton -under-Lyne in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ashton -under-Lyne is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Salford in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Salford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ashton -under-Lyne is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent ash-trees (OE æsc). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the ash-trees farmstead’.

Ashton Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ashton Hall, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ashton Hall is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent ash-trees (OE æsc). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the ash-trees farmstead’.

Ashton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ashton, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Rushton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ashton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent ash-trees (OE æsc). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the ash-trees farmstead’.

Ashton on Ribble in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Ashton on Ribble is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ashton on Ribble is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent ash-trees (OE æsc). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the ash-trees farmstead’.

Aske Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Aske Hall, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Aske Hall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Askham Bryan in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Askham Bryan, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Askham Bryan is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Askham Richard in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Askham Richard, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Askham Richard is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Askrigg in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Askrigg, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Askrigg is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word hryggr, a ridge. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ridge’.

Askwith in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Askwith appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Askwith is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word viðr, a wood. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a wood’.

Asselby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Asselby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The name Asselby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Aston -on-Trent in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Aston -on-Trent appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Aston -on-Trent at 5.1 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Aston -on-Trent supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, 21 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 10 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Aston -on-Trent was worth 10 shillings, up from 8 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Aston by Budworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Aston by Budworth, entered under the hundred of Bucklow in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Bucklow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aston by Budworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Aston by Sutton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Aston by Sutton, entered under the hundred of Bucklow in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Bucklow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aston by Sutton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Aston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Aston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Aston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Aston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

Aston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Aston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

Aston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Aston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

Aston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Aston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire. The survey assessed Aston at 1.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Aston supported a recorded population of 8 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 4 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Aston was worth 2 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1.5 shillings – a fall of 25%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Aston juxta Mondrem in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Aston juxta Mondrem is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aston juxta Mondrem is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Atlow in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Atlow, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

At the time of the survey, Atlow supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 8 smallholders, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey records Atlow’s value at 1 shilling in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Attercliffe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Attercliffe, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Attercliffe at 80 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Attercliffe supported a recorded population of 48 villagers, 25 smallholders, working 38 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Attercliffe was worth 37.5 shillings, up from 12 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Auburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Auburn appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hunthow

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Auburn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Auckley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Auckley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Auckley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Auckley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Auckley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

Audlem in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Audlem, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Audlem is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Aughton Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Aughton Hall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aughton Hall is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Aughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Aughton, entered under the hundred of Cave in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Cave

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aughton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Aughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Aughton, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

Austerfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Austerfield appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Austerfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a open land’.

Austerson in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Austerson is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Austerson is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Austhorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Austhorpe, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Austhorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Austonley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Austonley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Austonley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Austwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Austwick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Austwick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Axton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Axton, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Axton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Aysgarth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Aysgarth appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aysgarth is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word garðr, an enclosure. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Azerley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Azerley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Azerley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Babthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Babthorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The name Babthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Baddiley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Baddiley, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Baddiley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Badsworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Badsworth, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Badsworth at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Badsworth supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, working 2 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Badsworth was worth 2 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10d – a fall of 75%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Bagby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bagby, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bagby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bagillt in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bagillt is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bagillt is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Baguley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Baguley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Tunendune

The Meaning of the Name

The name Baguley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Baildon in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Baildon is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Baildon is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word dūn, a hill. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a hill’.

Bainton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bainton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Driffield in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Driffield

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bainton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bakewell in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Bakewell is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Bakewell at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bakewell supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 7 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 8 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Bakewell was worth 2.5 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Balby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Balby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Balby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Baldebi in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Baldebi is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Baldebi is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Baldersby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Baldersby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Baldersby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Ballidon in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Ballidon is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ballidon is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word dūn, a hill. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a hill’.

Bamford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Bamford is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bamford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Bank Newton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bank Newton, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bank Newton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent the new. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the new farmstead’.

Barbon in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Barbon appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Barbon is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Barden in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Barden is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Barden at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Barden supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 2 smallholders, 5 slaves, working 5 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Barden was worth 4 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 3 shillings – a fall of 25%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Bardsea in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bardsea appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bardsea is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bardsey in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bardsey appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bardsey is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bare in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bare, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bare is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Barforth Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Barforth Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barforth Hall is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Barkston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barkston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barkston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Barlborough in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Barlborough, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barlborough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Barlby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Barlby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barlby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Barlow in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Barlow is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Barlow at 15 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Barlow supported a recorded population of 35 villagers, 42 smallholders, 7 slaves, working 15 ploughs between them.

The survey records Barlow’s value at 19.05 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Barlow in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Barlow is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Barlow is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Barmby Moor in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Barmby Moor, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Barmby Moor at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Barmby Moor supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, 2 smallholders, working 2 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Barmby Moor was worth 1 shilling; by 1086 that had dropped to 13d – a fall of 35%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Barmby on the Marsh in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barmby on the Marsh appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barmby on the Marsh is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Barmston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Barmston, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barmston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Barnaby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barnaby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Barnaby at 4.0 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Barnaby supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, 2 smallholders, 4 freemanmen, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Barnaby was worth 2.5 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Barnbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Barnbrough is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barnbrough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Barnby Dun in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barnby Dun appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barnby Dun is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Barnby Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Barnby Hall, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Barnby Hall at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Barnby Hall supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 12 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 7 ploughs between them.

The survey records Barnby Hall’s value at 4 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Barnby House in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barnby House is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barnby House is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Barnhill Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barnhill Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Barnhill Hall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Barningham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Barningham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Barningham at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Barningham supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 5 slaves, 2 freemanmen, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Barningham’s value at 2 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Barnoldswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barnoldswick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barnoldswick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Barnoldswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barnoldswick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Barnoldswick at 5.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Barnoldswick supported a recorded population of 11 villagers, 21 smallholders, 3 slaves, 5 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Barnoldswick was worth 8.41 shillings, up from 4.14 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Barnsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barnsley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barnsley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Barnston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Barnston is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barnston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Barrow -upon-Trent in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Barrow -upon-Trent is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Barrow -upon-Trent is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Barrowby Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Barrowby Grange is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barrowby Grange is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Barthomley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Barthomley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire. The survey assessed Barthomley at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Barthomley supported a recorded population of 6 smallholders, 1 slave, working 3 ploughs between them.

The survey records Barthomley’s value at 10d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Barthorpe Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barthorpe Grange appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Acklam in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Acklam

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barthorpe Grange is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Bartington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bartington, entered under the hundred of Bucklow in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Bucklow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bartington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Barton Blount in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barton Blount is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barton Blount is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Barton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Barton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

Barton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Barton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

Barton le Street in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Barton le Street appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barton le Street is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Barton le Willows in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Barton le Willows is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barton le Willows is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Barugh in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Barugh is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Barugh is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Barwick in Elmet in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Barwick in Elmet, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barwick in Elmet is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Barwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Barwick is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barwick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Baschebi in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Baschebi, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Baschebi is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Baschesbi in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Baschesbi appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Baschesbi at 1.6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Baschesbi supported a recorded population of 14 smallholders, 3 slaves, 10 freemanmen, working 9 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Baschesbi was worth 8.75 shillings, up from 8 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Basford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Basford is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Basford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Bashall Eaves in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bashall Eaves appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bashall Eaves is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Baslow in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Baslow is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Baslow is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Batherton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Batherton, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Batherton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Batley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Batley, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Batley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Battersby Barn in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Battersby Barn is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Battersby Barn is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Battersby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Battersby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Battersby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Baxby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Baxby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The name Baxby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Beadlam in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Beadlam, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Beadlam is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Beal in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Beal appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Beal is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Beamsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Beamsley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Beamsley at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Beamsley supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 8 smallholders, 5 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey records Beamsley’s value at 3 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Bearwardcote in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bearwardcote, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bearwardcote is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Beckwith House in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Beckwith House is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Beckwith House is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word viðr, a wood. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a wood’.

Bedale in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Bedale is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bedale at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bedale supported a recorded population of 22 villagers, 18 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 7 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Bedale was worth 17.5 shillings, up from 7.5 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Beeford in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Beeford, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Beeford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Beeley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Beeley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Beeley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Beeston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Beeston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Beeston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Beeston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Beeston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Rushton

The Meaning of the Name

Beetham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Beetham is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Beetham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Beighton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Beighton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Beighton at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Beighton supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 8 smallholders, working 5 ploughs between them.

The survey records Beighton’s value at 2 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Belby House in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Belby House is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Belby House at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Belby House supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 3 smallholders, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Belby House was worth 2.5 shillings, up from 1.25 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Bellerby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bellerby, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bellerby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Belthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Belthorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Belthorpe at 3.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Belthorpe supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 8 smallholders, 1 slave, 19 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.

The survey records Belthorpe’s value at 3.61 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Bempton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bempton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hunthow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bempton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Beningbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Beningbrough appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Beningbrough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Benningholme Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Benningholme Hall, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Benningholme Hall is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word holmr, an island or patch of raised ground in marsh. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a island’.

Bentley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bentley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bentley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Bentley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bentley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

Bentley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bentley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Welton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bentley at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bentley supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, working 5 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Bentley was worth 2.5 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Bergebi in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bergebi, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bergebi is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Berghebi in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Berghebi is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Berghebi is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bergolbi in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bergolbi appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bergolbi is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Berguluesbi in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Berguluesbi appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Berguluesbi is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bernebi in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bernebi is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bernebi is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bessingby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Bessingby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hunthow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bessingby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Besthaim in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Besthaim appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Besthaim at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Besthaim supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 2 smallholders, 1 slave, working 7 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Besthaim’s value at 2 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Bestham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bestham is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bestham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Beswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Beswick, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Sneculfcros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Beswick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Bettisfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bettisfield appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bettisfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a open land’.

Beverley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Beverley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Sneculfcros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Beverley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Bewerley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bewerley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bewerley at 2 carucates of taxable land.

By 1086 Bewerley was worth 4 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Resources Recorded at Bewerley (1086)

Churches: 1

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bewerley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Bewholme in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bewholme, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bewholme is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word holmr, an island or patch of raised ground in marsh. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a island’.

Bewick Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Bewick Hall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bewick Hall is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Bichertun in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bichertun is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bichertun is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bicherun in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bicherun, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bicherun is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bickerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bickerton, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bickerton at 2.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bickerton supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 8 smallholders, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Bickerton was worth 3 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Bickerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bickerton, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bickerton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bickley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bickley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bickley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Bielby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bielby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bielby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bilbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bilbrough, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bilbrough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Bilham House in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bilham House is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bilham House is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Billingley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Billingley, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Billingley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Bilton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bilton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bilton at 3.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bilton supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 11 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 6 ploughs between them.

The survey records Bilton’s value at 4 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Bilton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bilton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bilton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bilton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bilton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

Bingley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bingley, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bingley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Binnington in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Binnington is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Binnington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Birchills in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Birchills is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Birchills is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Birchover in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Birchover is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Birchover is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Birdsall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Birdsall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scard in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Scard

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Birdsall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Birkby Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Birkby Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Birkby Hall is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent birch (ON birki). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the birch farmstead’.

Birkby Hill in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Birkby Hill is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Birkby Hill at 9 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Birkby Hill supported a recorded population of 17 villagers, 3 smallholders, working 9 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Birkby Hill was worth 8 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 6 shillings – a fall of 25%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Birkby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Birkby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Birkby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent birch (ON birki). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the birch farmstead’.

Birkin in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Birkin appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Birkin is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Birstwith in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Birstwith is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Birstwith is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word viðr, a wood. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a wood’.

Bishop Burton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bishop Burton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Weighton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bishop Burton at 2.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bishop Burton supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 5 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Bishop Burton was worth 3.75 shillings, up from 2.75 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Bishop Monkton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bishop Monkton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bishop Monkton at 6.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bishop Monkton supported a recorded population of 32 villagers, 29 smallholders, 38 freemanmen, working 33 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Bishop Monkton was worth 6 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 3 shillings – a fall of 50%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Bishop Thornton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bishop Thornton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bishop Thornton at 87.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bishop Thornton supported a recorded population of 30 villagers, working 9 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Bishop Thornton was worth 88 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1.01 shillings – a fall of 98%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Bishop Wilton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bishop Wilton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bishop Wilton at 27 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bishop Wilton supported a recorded population of 31 villagers, 12 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 23 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Bishop Wilton was worth 12.5 shillings, up from 12 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Bishopthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bishopthorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bishopthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Bispham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bispham, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bispham at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bispham supported a recorded population of 32 villagers, 10 smallholders, 1 slave, working 15 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Bispham was worth 16 shillings, up from 12 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Bistre in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bistre is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Bistre at 3.5 carucates of taxable land.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bistre is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bithen in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Bithen is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bithen is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Blackburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Blackburn, entered under the hundred of Blackburn in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Blackburn

Bardwell
Barnham
Barningham
Coney Weston
Culford
Elmswell
Euston
Hepworth
Hinderclay
Honington
Hopton
Huncoat
Hunston
Ingham

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Blackburn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Blackwell in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Blackwell appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Blackwell is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wella, a spring or stream, while the first element appears to represent black. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the black spring’.

Blacon in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Blacon appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Blacon is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Blakenhall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Blakenhall, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Blakenhall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Blaten Carr in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Blaten Carr, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Blaten Carr is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Blingsby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Blingsby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Blingsby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Blorant in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Blorant is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Blorant is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bodeugan in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bodeugan is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bodeugan is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bodfari in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Bodfari is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bodfari is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bogeuurde in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bogeuurde appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bogeuurde is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bolsover in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Bolsover is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bolsover is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Boltby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Boltby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The name Boltby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bolton Abbey in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bolton Abbey, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bolton Abbey is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bolton by Bowland in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bolton by Bowland, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bolton by Bowland is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bolton Farm in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bolton Farm appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bolton Farm is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bolton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Bolton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bolton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bolton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Bolton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

Bolton le Sands in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bolton le Sands appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bolton le Sands at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bolton le Sands supported a recorded population of 17 villagers, 9 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 5 ploughs between them.

The survey records Bolton le Sands’s value at 3 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Bolton Percy in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bolton Percy, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bolton Percy is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bolton upon Dearne in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bolton upon Dearne, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bolton upon Dearne at 124 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bolton upon Dearne supported a recorded population of 262 villagers, 147 smallholders, 136 slaves, working 197 ploughs between them.

The survey records Bolton upon Dearne’s value at 170 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Bolton upon Swale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bolton upon Swale appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bolton upon Swale is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bolun in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Bolun is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bolun is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bonsall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bonsall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bonsall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bootle in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bootle appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bootle at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bootle supported a recorded population of 13 villagers, 10 slaves, working 11 ploughs between them.

The survey records Bootle’s value at 10 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Bootle in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bootle appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bootle is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bordley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bordley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bordley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Borrowby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Borrowby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Borrowby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Borrowby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Borrowby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

Borwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Borwick is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Borwick at 7 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Borwick supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, 7 smallholders, 7 freemanmen, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Borwick’s value at 1 shilling, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Bosley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bosley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bosley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Bossall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bossall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bossall at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bossall supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 7 smallholders, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey records Bossall’s value at 6 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Bostock in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bostock is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bostock is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bothelford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bothelford is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bothelford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Boughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Boughton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire. The survey assessed Boughton at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Boughton supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 9 smallholders, working 3 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Boughton was worth 8 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 6 shillings – a fall of 25%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Boulton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Boulton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Boulton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bowdon in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bowdon appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Tunendune

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bowdon is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word dūn, a hill. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a hill’.

Bowling in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bowling, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bowling is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bowthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bowthorpe, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bowthorpe at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bowthorpe supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 12 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 6 ploughs between them.

The survey records Bowthorpe’s value at 15 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Boylestone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Boylestone appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Boylestone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Boynton Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Boynton Hall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hunthow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Boynton Hall is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Boynton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Boynton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Boynton at 0.2 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Boynton’s value at 0d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

The Domesday survey records Boynton as waste - uninhabited and unproductive. In Yorkshire, this designation most often reflects the Harrying of the North of 1069–70, when William I’s forces destroyed crops, livestock, and communities across the county to crush rebellion. Whether Boynton recovered in subsequent decades is not recorded.

Boythorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Boythorpe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Boythorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Boythorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Boythorpe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Boythorpe at 9 carucates of taxable land.

Most significantly, Boythorpe is recorded as waste in 1086 - land rendered uninhabitable and valueless. Before the Conquest, the settlement had been assessed at 2 shillings; by 1086 that value had collapsed entirely. This pattern - prosperity before 1066, devastation by 1086 - is the unmistakable signature of the Harrying of the North , William I’s campaign of systematic destruction across Yorkshire in 1069–70.

Bracewell in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bracewell is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bracewell is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wella, a spring or stream. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a spring’.

Bracken in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bracken, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Sneculfcros

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bracken is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Brackenholme in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Brackenholme is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brackenholme is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word holmr, an island or patch of raised ground in marsh. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a island’.

Bradbourne in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Bradbourne is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bradbourne is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bradford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bradford is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bradford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Bradley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bradley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bradley at 2.2 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Bradley’s value at 0d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bradley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Bradley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bradley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

Bradley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bradley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

Bradwell in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Bradwell is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Bradwell at 29.9 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bradwell supported a recorded population of 54 villagers, working 33 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Bradwell was worth 12 shillings, up from 6 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Brafferton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Brafferton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brafferton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Brailsford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Brailsford is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brailsford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Braithwell in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Braithwell is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Braithwell is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wella, a spring or stream. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a spring’.

Bramhall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bramhall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bramhall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bramham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bramham is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bramham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Bramhope in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bramhope is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bramhope is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bramley Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bramley Grange is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bramley Grange is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Bramley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bramley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bramley at 2.2 carucates of taxable land.

The survey puts Bramley’s value at 2.5 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Resources Recorded at Bramley (1086)

Pigs: 18
Sheep: 70
Horses (cobs): 1
Woodland: 40 pigs

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bramley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Bramley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bramley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

Bramley Vale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bramley Vale appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bramley Vale is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Brampton Bierlow in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Brampton Bierlow appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brampton Bierlow is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Brampton en le Morthen in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Brampton en le Morthen is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Brampton en le Morthen at 9 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Brampton en le Morthen supported a recorded population of 13 villagers, 8 smallholders, 2 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.

The survey records Brampton en le Morthen’s value at 4 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Brampton Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Brampton Hall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brampton Hall is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Brandesburton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Brandesburton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brandesburton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Brandsby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Brandsby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brandsby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Brantingham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Brantingham, entered under the hundred of Welton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Welton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brantingham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Brantingham Thorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Brantingham Thorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Welton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Welton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brantingham Thorpe is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Branton Green in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Branton Green appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Branton Green is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Branton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Branton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Branton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Brassington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Brassington, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brassington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Brawby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Brawby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brawby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Brayton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Brayton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brayton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Breadsall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Breadsall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Breadsall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Brearton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Brearton, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brearton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Breaston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Breaston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The name Breaston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Breck in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Breck, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Breck at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Breck supported a recorded population of 24 villagers, 8 smallholders, 5 slaves, working 13 ploughs between them.

The survey records Breck’s value at 6 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Breckenbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Breckenbrough, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The name Breckenbrough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Bredbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Bredbury is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bredbury is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Breighton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Breighton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hessle in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Breighton at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Breighton supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 3 smallholders, working 8 ploughs between them.

The survey records Breighton’s value at 2.5 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Brereton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Brereton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire. The survey assessed Brereton at 2.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Brereton supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 9 smallholders, 1 slave, working 2 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Brereton was worth 2 shillings, up from 1.5 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Bretby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Bretby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bretby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bridge Hewick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Bridge Hewick is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bridge Hewick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hrycg, a ridge. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ridge’.

Bridge Trafford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bridge Trafford appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ruloe

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bridge Trafford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hrycg, a ridge. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ridge’.

Bridlington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bridlington, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hunthow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bridlington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Brierley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Brierley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brierley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Brigham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Brigham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Torbar

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brigham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Brignall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Brignall, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Brignall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Brimham Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Brimham Hall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brimham Hall is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Brimington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Brimington, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brimington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Brinsworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Brinsworth is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brinsworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Broadlowash in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Broadlowash, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Broadlowash is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Brodsworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Brodsworth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brodsworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Brompton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Brompton, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brompton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Brompton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Brompton, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Brompton at 4 carucates of taxable land.

Most significantly, Brompton is recorded as waste in 1086 - land rendered uninhabitable and valueless. Before the Conquest, the settlement had been assessed at 1 shilling; by 1086 that value had collapsed entirely. This pattern - prosperity before 1066, devastation by 1086 - is the unmistakable signature of the Harrying of the North , William I’s campaign of systematic destruction across Yorkshire in 1069–70.

Brompton on Swale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Brompton on Swale, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brompton on Swale is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Broomhall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Broomhall, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire. The survey assessed Broomhall at 0.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Broomhall supported a recorded population of 3 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.

The survey records Broomhall’s value at 1.5 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Brotton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Brotton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brotton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Brough Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Brough Hall, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Brough Hall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Brough Hill in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Brough Hill appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Brough Hill is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Broughton House in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Broughton House appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Broughton House is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Broughton in Furness in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Broughton in Furness is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Broughton in Furness is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Broughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Broughton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Broughton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Broughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Broughton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

Broughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Broughton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

Broughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Broughton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

Broxton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Broxton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Broxton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Bryn in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bryn is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bryn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bryncoed in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Bryncoed is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bryncoed is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Brynford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Brynford is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brynford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Bryngwyn in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bryngwyn appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bryngwyn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Brynhedydd in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Brynhedydd, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Brynhedydd is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bubnell in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Bubnell is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Bubnell at 43 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bubnell supported a recorded population of 18 villagers, 21 smallholders, 1 freeman, working 17 ploughs between them.

Resources Recorded at Bubnell (1086)

Mills: 1 mill (valued at 10d)
Fisheries: 1
Meadow: 85 acres
Woodland: 1 leagues

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bubnell is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Bubwith in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bubwith, entered under the hundred of Hessle in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hessle

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bubwith is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word viðr, a wood. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a wood’.

Buckton Holms in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Buckton Holms, entered under the hundred of Scard in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Buckton Holms at 0.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Buckton Holms supported a recorded population of 3 smallholders, 3 slaves.

The survey records Buckton Holms’s value at 10d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Buckton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Buckton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hunthow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Buckton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Buerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Buerton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire. The survey assessed Buerton at 6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Buerton supported a recorded population of 41 villagers, 8 smallholders, 8 slaves, working 23 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Buerton was worth 40 shillings, up from 30 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Bugthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Bugthorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Acklam in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bugthorpe at 2.6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bugthorpe supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 4 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Bugthorpe’s value at 2.1 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Bulmer in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bulmer is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bulmer at 6.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bulmer supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 12 smallholders, working 6 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Bulmer was worth 10 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 8 shillings – a fall of 19%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Bunbury and Lower Bunbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bunbury and Lower Bunbury, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire. The survey assessed Bunbury and Lower Bunbury at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bunbury and Lower Bunbury supported a recorded population of 11 villagers, 7 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 8 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Bunbury and Lower Bunbury was worth 5 shillings, up from 4 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Bupton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Bupton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bupton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Burdale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Burdale is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scard in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Scard

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burdale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a valley’.

Burden Head in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Burden Head is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Burden Head is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Burghwallis in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Burghwallis is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burghwallis at 20 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burghwallis supported a recorded population of 66 villagers, 7 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 31 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Burghwallis was worth 28 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 18.5 shillings – a fall of 33%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Burland House in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Burland House is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Burland House is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Burley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burley, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Burley in Wharfedale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Burley in Wharfedale is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burley in Wharfedale is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Burn Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Burn Hall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burn Hall at 5.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burn Hall supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 17 smallholders, 2 slaves, 6 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Burn Hall was worth 8.7 shillings, up from 5 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Burnaston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Burnaston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burnaston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Burnby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burnby, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burnby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Burneston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Burneston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burneston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Burniston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Burniston is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burniston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Burnsall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Burnsall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Burnsall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Burrill in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burrill, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burrill at 15 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burrill supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 13 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 9 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Burrill was worth 10 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 9 shillings – a fall of 9%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Burstwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burstwick, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burstwick at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burstwick supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, 15 smallholders, working 8 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Burstwick was worth 8 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 6 shillings – a fall of 25%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Burton Agnes in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Burton Agnes is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burton Agnes is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Burton Constable in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burton Constable, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burton Constable at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burton Constable supported a recorded population of 6 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Burton Constable was worth 4 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Burton Dale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burton Dale, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burton Dale is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Burton Fleming in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Burton Fleming is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Torbar

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burton Fleming is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Burton Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Burton Hall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burton Hall at 0.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burton Hall supported a recorded population of 1 villager, working 1 plough between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Burton Hall was worth 15d; by 1086 that had dropped to 5d – a fall of 66%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Burton in Lonsdale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Burton in Lonsdale is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burton in Lonsdale at 3.0 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burton in Lonsdale supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 6 smallholders, 7 slaves, 6 freemanmen, working 6 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Burton in Lonsdale was worth 5.25 shillings, up from 5 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Burton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burton, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burton at 12.1 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burton supported a recorded population of 14 villagers, 15 smallholders, 11 freemanmen, working 21 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Burton was worth 36 shillings, up from 30 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Burton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burton, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Burton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burton, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Rushton

The Meaning of the Name

Burton Leonard in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Burton Leonard appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burton Leonard is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Burton Pidsea in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burton Pidsea, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burton Pidsea is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Burwardestone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burwardestone, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Burwardestone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Burwardsley and Higher Burwardsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Burwardsley and Higher Burwardsley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burwardsley and Higher Burwardsley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Burythorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Burythorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Acklam in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burythorpe at 2.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burythorpe supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 1 smallholder, 5 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Burythorpe was worth 2.5 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Butley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Butley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire. The survey assessed Butley at 4.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Butley supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 10 smallholders, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Butley was worth 3 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Buttercrambe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Buttercrambe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Buttercrambe at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Buttercrambe supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, 10 smallholders, 12 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Buttercrambe was worth 5.25 shillings, up from 4 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Butterwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Butterwick is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Butterwick at 4.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Butterwick supported a recorded population of 13 villagers, 16 smallholders, working 9 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Butterwick was worth 80.83 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 70.12 shillings – a fall of 13%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Bychton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bychton, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Bychton at 15 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bychton supported a recorded population of 17 villagers, 4 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 12 ploughs between them.

The survey records Bychton’s value at 12 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Byley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Byley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire. The survey assessed Byley at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Byley supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, 11 smallholders, 1 slave, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Byley’s value at 4 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Cadeby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cadeby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cadeby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Cadretone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cadretone appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cadretone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Caerwys in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Caerwys is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Caerwys is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Calcot in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Calcot appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Calcot is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Caldbergh in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Caldbergh is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Caldbergh is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Caldecott in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Caldecott appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Caldecott is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Caldenesche in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Caldenesche, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Caldenesche is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Caldeuuelle in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Caldeuuelle is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Caldeuuelle at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Caldeuuelle supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, 4 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Caldeuuelle’s value at 7 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Caldeuuelle in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Caldeuuelle is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Caldeuuelle is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Caldwell in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Caldwell is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Caldwell is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wella, a spring or stream. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a spring’.

Caldwell in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Caldwell is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Caldwell at 7 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Caldwell supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, 16 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 12 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Caldwell was worth 10 shillings, up from 8 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Callow in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Callow appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Callow is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Calow in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Calow appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Calow is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Calton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Calton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Calton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Calver in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Calver appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Calver is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Calverley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Calverley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Calverley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Calvintone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Calvintone is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Calvintone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Camblesforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Camblesforth appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Camblesforth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Camerton Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Camerton Hall, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Camerton Hall is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Camisedale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Camisedale appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Camisedale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a valley’.

Campsall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Campsall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Campsall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cantley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cantley, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cantley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Cantsfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Cantsfield is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cantsfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a open land’.

Capenhurst in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Capenhurst appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Capenhurst is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hyrst, a wooded hill. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a wooded hill’.

Capesthorne in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Capesthorne, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Capesthorne is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Caretorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Caretorp appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Caretorp is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Carlesmoor in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Carlesmoor, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Carlesmoor is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word mōr, moorland or marsh. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a moorland’.

Carleton and Little Carleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Carleton and Little Carleton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Carleton and Little Carleton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Carleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Carleton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Carleton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Carlton Farm in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Carlton Farm appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Carlton Farm is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Carlton Husthwaite in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Carlton Husthwaite, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Carlton Husthwaite at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Carlton Husthwaite supported a recorded population of 59 villagers, 46 smallholders, 72 freemanmen, working 52 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Carlton Husthwaite was worth 2 shillings, up from 1 shilling before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Carlton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Carlton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Carlton at 12.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Carlton supported a recorded population of 33 villagers, 24 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 19 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Carlton was worth 8.5 shillings, up from 3.5 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Carlton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Carlton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Carlton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Carlton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Carlton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

Carlton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Carlton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

Carlton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Carlton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

Carlton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Carlton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Carlton at 54 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Carlton’s value at 0d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

Carlton Miniott in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Carlton Miniott appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The name Carlton Miniott is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Carn-y-chan in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Carn-y-chan is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Carn-y-chan is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Carnaby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Carnaby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Carnaby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Carnforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Carnforth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Carnforth at 20.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Carnforth supported a recorded population of 22 villagers, 20 smallholders, 13 slaves, working 20 ploughs between them.

The survey records Carnforth’s value at 18 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Carperby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Carperby, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Carperby at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Carperby supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 2 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey records Carperby’s value at 1 shilling in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Carsington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Carsington, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Carsington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Carthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Carthorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Carthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Cartmel in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cartmel, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Cartmel at 5.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cartmel supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 10 smallholders, 23 freemanmen, working 10 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Cartmel was worth 7.3 shillings, up from 4.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Cartworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cartworth appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cartworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Casterton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Casterton, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Casterton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Castle Bolton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Castle Bolton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Castle Bolton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Castle Leavington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Castle Leavington is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Castle Leavington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Castleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Castleton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Castleton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Castley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Castley, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Castley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Catfoss Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Catfoss Hall, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Catfoss Hall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Caton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Caton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Caton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Cattal in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cattal is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cattal is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Catterall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Catterall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Catterall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Catterick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Catterick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Catterick is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Catterton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Catterton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Catterton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Catton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Catton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Catton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Catton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Catton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

Catwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Catwick is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Catwick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Cavil in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cavil, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cavil is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cawthorn in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cawthorn is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cawthorn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cawthorne in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cawthorne, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cawthorne is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cawton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Cawton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Cawton at 15.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cawton supported a recorded population of 24 villagers, 19 smallholders, 6 freemanmen, working 11 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Cawton was worth 9.25 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 8.15 shillings – a fall of 11%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Cayton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cayton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Cayton at 8.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cayton supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 18 smallholders, 1 slave, 37 freemanmen, working 12 ploughs between them.

The survey lists 2 manors at Cayton under different lords. Splitting a single settlement between multiple tenants was common across the North – Saxon estates broken up and handed to William’s followers after 1066.

Cayton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cayton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Cayton at 5.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cayton supported a recorded population of 43 villagers, 23 smallholders, 24 slaves, working 20 ploughs between them.

The survey records Cayton’s value at 7.5 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Cefn Du in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cefn Du, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cefn Du is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cellesdene in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cellesdene is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cellesdene is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chaddesden in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Chaddesden, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chaddesden is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chapel Allerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Chapel Allerton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Chapel Allerton at 0.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Chapel Allerton supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, 8 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Chapel Allerton was worth 3 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Chapmonswiche in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Chapmonswiche is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Tunendune

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chapmonswiche is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Charlesworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Charlesworth, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Charlesworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Chatsworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Chatsworth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Chatsworth at 0.2 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Chatsworth’s value at 0d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

The Domesday survey records Chatsworth as waste - uninhabited and unproductive. In Yorkshire, this designation most often reflects the Harrying of the North of 1069–70, when William I’s forces destroyed crops, livestock, and communities across the county to crush rebellion. Whether Chatsworth recovered in subsequent decades is not recorded.

Cheadle in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cheadle is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cheadle is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cheaveley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cheaveley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cheaveley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Chelchis in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Chelchis is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chelchis is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cheldis in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cheldis appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cheldis is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chelford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Chelford appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Chelford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Chellaston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Chellaston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Chellaston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Chellow Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Chellow Grange is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chellow Grange is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chenecol in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Chenecol is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chenecol is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chenucol in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Chenucol appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chenucol is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chenuthesholm in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Chenuthesholm appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Chenuthesholm is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word holmr, an island or dry ground in marsh. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a island’.

Cherry Burton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cherry Burton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Sneculfcros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cherry Burton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Chespuic in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Chespuic is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Exestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Exestan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chespuic is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chester in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Chester appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Chester in Cheshire. The survey assessed Chester at 0.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Chester supported a recorded population of 1 smallholder, 4 slaves, working 1 plough between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Chester was worth 2 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1.5 shillings – a fall of 25%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Chesterfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Chesterfield is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Chesterfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a open land’.

Chetelestorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Chetelestorp is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hessle in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hessle

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chetelestorp is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chetelstorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Chetelstorp, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chetelstorp is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chevet in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Chevet, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chevet is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chigogemers in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Chigogemers, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chigogemers is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chigomersc in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Chigomersc, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chigomersc is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chilcote in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Chilcote appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Goscote in LEC.

Other Settlements in Goscote

Allexton
Alton
Anstey
Appleby
Appleby [Parva]
Asfordby
Ashby [-de-la-Zouch]
Ashby [Folville]
Barkby
Barrow [-upon-Soar]
Barsby
Beeby
Belgrave
Birstall

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chilcote is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Childwall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Childwall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Childwall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chiluesmares in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Chiluesmares, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chiluesmares is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chiluesmersc in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Chiluesmersc is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chiluesmersc is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chipping in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Chipping is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chipping is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Chisworth and Higher Chisworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Chisworth and Higher Chisworth, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Chisworth and Higher Chisworth at 5.9 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Chisworth and Higher Chisworth supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 25 smallholders, 4 slaves, 38 freemanmen, working 13 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Chisworth and Higher Chisworth was worth 4.63 shillings, up from 3.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Cholmondeley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cholmondeley, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cholmondeley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Cholmondeston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cholmondeston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire. The survey assessed Cholmondeston at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cholmondeston supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, working 3 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Cholmondeston was worth 12d; by 1086 that had dropped to 8d – a fall of 33%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Chorley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Chorley, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Chorley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Chorlton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Chorlton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Chorlton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Chowley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Chowley, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Chowley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Chrachetorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Chrachetorp is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hessle in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Chrachetorp at 8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Chrachetorp supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 2 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey records Chrachetorp’s value at 8 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Christleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Christleton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Christleton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Chunal in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Chunal is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chunal is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Church and Little Fenton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Church and Little Fenton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Church and Little Fenton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Church Broughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Church Broughton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Church Broughton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Church Lawton and Buglawton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Church Lawton and Buglawton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The name Church Lawton and Buglawton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Church Minshull in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Church Minshull appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Church Minshull is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cilowen in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cilowen appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Cilowen at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cilowen supported a recorded population of 40 villagers, 24 smallholders, working 21 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Cilowen was worth 24 shillings, up from 18 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Clactone in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Clactone appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Clactone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Clapham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Clapham is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Clapham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Clareton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Clareton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Clareton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Claughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Claughton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Claughton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Claughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Claughton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

Claverton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Claverton, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Claverton at 1.1 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Claverton supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 1 smallholder, working 2 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Claverton was worth 2.06 shillings, up from 1 shilling before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Claxton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Claxton, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Claxton at 9.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Claxton supported a recorded population of 17 villagers, 14 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 10 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Claxton was worth 8 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 7 shillings – a fall of 12%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Clayton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Clayton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Clayton at 5.9 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Clayton supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, 18 smallholders, 5 slaves, working 8 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Clayton was worth 9.77 shillings, up from 5 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Clayton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Clayton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Clayton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Clayton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Clayton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

Clayton West in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Clayton West is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Clayton West is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Cleasby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cleasby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cleasby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Cleaving Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cleaving Grange, entered under the hundred of Weighton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Weighton

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cleaving Grange is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cleckheaton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cleckheaton, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cleckheaton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Cleeton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cleeton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cleeton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Cliffe Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cliffe Hall, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cliffe Hall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cliffe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cliffe, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cliffe is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Clifford in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Clifford is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Clifford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Clifton Campville in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Clifton Campville is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Offlow in STS.

Other Settlements in Offlow

Agardsley
Aldridge
Alrewas
Barr
Barton [-under-Needwood]
Bescot
Bloxwich and [Little] Bloxwich
Bradley and [Lower] Bradley
Branston
Burton [-upon-Trent]
Croxall
Draycott [-in-the-Clay]
Drayton [Bassett]
Edingale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Clifton Campville is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Clifton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Clifton, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Clifton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Clifton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Clifton, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

Clifton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Clifton, entered under the hundred of Bucklow in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Bucklow

The Meaning of the Name

Clifton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Clifton, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

Clifton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Clifton, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

Clifton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Clifton, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Clifton at 171 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Clifton’s value at 0d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Resources Recorded at Clifton (1086)

Churches: 3

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

Clifton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Clifton, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

Clifton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Clifton, entered under the hundred of York in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in York

The Meaning of the Name

Clifton on Ure in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Clifton on Ure, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Clifton on Ure is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Clive in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Clive, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Clive is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Clotherholme in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Clotherholme is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Clotherholme is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word holmr, an island or patch of raised ground in marsh. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a island’.

Clotton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Clotton, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Rushton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Clotton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Cloughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cloughton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cloughton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Clowne in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Clowne, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Clowne is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Clutton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Clutton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire. The survey assessed Clutton at 20 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Clutton supported a recorded population of 23 villagers, 6 smallholders, 9 slaves, working 12 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Clutton was worth 11 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10 shillings – a fall of 9%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Coal Aston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Coal Aston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Coal Aston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Cockerham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cockerham is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cockerham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Cocle in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cocle is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Rushton

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cocle is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Coddington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Coddington is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire. The survey assessed Coddington at 11 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Coddington supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, 21 smallholders, 8 slaves, working 10 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Coddington was worth 20 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 15.5 shillings – a fall of 22%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Codnor in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Codnor appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Codnor is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cogshall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cogshall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Tunendune

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cogshall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Coiwen in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Coiwen is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Coiwen is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Colburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Colburn, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Colburn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cold Eaton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cold Eaton, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cold Eaton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Cold Hiendley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Cold Hiendley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Cold Hiendley at 2.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cold Hiendley supported a recorded population of 17 smallholders, 14 freemanmen, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Cold Hiendley was worth 3.06 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Cold Kirby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Cold Kirby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cold Kirby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Coldcotes in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Coldcotes is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Coldcotes is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Coleshill in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Coleshill is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Coleshill is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Colton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Colton, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Colton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Colton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Colton, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

Compton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Compton, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Compton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Conersley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Conersley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire. The survey assessed Conersley at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Conersley supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 4 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 6 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Conersley’s value at 2.5 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Coneysthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Coneysthorpe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Coneysthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Congleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Congleton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire. The survey assessed Congleton at 1.9 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Congleton supported a recorded population of 29 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Congleton was worth 5 shillings, up from 4 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Conisbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Conisbrough appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Conisbrough at 4.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Conisbrough supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 26 smallholders, 33 freemanmen, working 18 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Conisbrough was worth 4.77 shillings, up from 2.5 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Coniston Cold in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Coniston Cold is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Coniston Cold is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Coniston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Coniston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Coniston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Conistone in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Conistone is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Conistone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Conksbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Conksbury is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Conksbury is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Cononley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Cononley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cononley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Constable Burton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Constable Burton, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Constable Burton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Cookridge in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cookridge, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Cookridge at 0.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cookridge supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 2 smallholders, 1 slave, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey records Cookridge’s value at 10d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Copgrove in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Copgrove is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Copgrove is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Copmanthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Copmanthorpe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Copmanthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Coppenhall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Coppenhall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Coppenhall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Copt Hewick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Copt Hewick, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The name Copt Hewick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Corburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Corburn appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Corburn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cornbrough House in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Cornbrough House is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cornbrough House is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Cotes in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cotes is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cotes is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cotherstone in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cotherstone is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cotherstone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cotness Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cotness Hall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cotness Hall is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word nes, a headland or promontory. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a headland’.

Coton -in-the-Elms in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Coton -in-the-Elms is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Coton -in-the-Elms is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Cottam in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cottam appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Toreshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Toreshou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cottam is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cottingham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cottingham, entered under the hundred of Welton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Welton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cottingham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Cottingley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cottingley, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cottingley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Cottons in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cottons, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cottons is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Coulby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Coulby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Coulby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Coulton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Coulton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Coulton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Coverham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Coverham, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Coverham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Cowesby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Cowesby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cowesby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Cowlam in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Cowlam is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Toreshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Toreshou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cowlam is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cowley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Cowley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cowley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Cowling in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cowling, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cowling is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cowling in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cowling, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

Cowthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Cowthorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Cowthorpe at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cowthorpe supported a recorded population of 11 villagers, 6 smallholders, working 8 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Cowthorpe was worth 16 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 14 shillings – a fall of 12%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Cowthwaite in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cowthwaite, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cowthwaite is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þveit, a clearing or meadow. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Coxwold in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Coxwold is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Coxwold is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Crachetorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Crachetorp is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hessle in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Crachetorp at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Crachetorp supported a recorded population of 18 villagers, 2 smallholders, 5 slaves, working 12 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Crachetorp was worth 12 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 9 shillings – a fall of 25%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Cradeuuelle in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Cradeuuelle is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Cradeuuelle at 12 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cradeuuelle supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, 2 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey records Cradeuuelle’s value at 4 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Crakehill in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Crakehill appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Crakehill is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Crambe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Crambe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Crambe is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cranage in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cranage appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cranage is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cranswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cranswick, entered under the hundred of Driffield in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Driffield

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cranswick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Crathorne in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Crathorne is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Crathorne is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Crayke in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Crayke appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Crayke at 12 carucates of taxable land.

The survey lists 2 manors at Crayke under different lords. Splitting a single settlement between multiple tenants was common across the North – Saxon estates broken up and handed to William’s followers after 1066.

Resources Recorded at Crayke (1086)

Woodland: 2 * 2 None

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Crayke is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Crewe Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Crewe Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Crewe Hall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Crewe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Crewe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Crewe is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Crich in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Crich is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Crich is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Crigglestone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Crigglestone is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Crigglestone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Crivelton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Crivelton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Crivelton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Croft in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Croft is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Croft at 0.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Croft supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Croft’s value at 2.5 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Crofton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Crofton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Crofton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Cromford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Cromford is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cromford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Crooks House in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Crooks House is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Crooks House is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Crooksby Barn in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Crooksby Barn, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Crooksby Barn is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Croom House in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Croom House is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Toreshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Croom House at 3.1 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Croom House supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, 4 smallholders, 12 freemanmen, working 6 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Croom House was worth 4 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 3.05 shillings – a fall of 23%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Cropton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cropton, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cropton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Crosby Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Crosby Grange is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Crosby Grange is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Croughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Croughton, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Croughton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Croxall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Croxall, entered under the hundred of Offlow in STS.

Other Settlements in Offlow

Agardsley
Aldridge
Alrewas
Barr
Barton [-under-Needwood]
Bescot
Bloxwich and [Little] Bloxwich
Bradley and [Lower] Bradley
Branston
Burton [-upon-Trent]
Clifton [Campville]
Draycott [-in-the-Clay]
Drayton [Bassett]
Edingale

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Croxall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Croxton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Croxton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The name Croxton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Crunkly Gill in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Crunkly Gill appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Crunkly Gill is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Cruttonstall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Cruttonstall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Cruttonstall at 10.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cruttonstall supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 4 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Cruttonstall was worth 5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 4 shillings – a fall of 19%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Cullingworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cullingworth, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cullingworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Cundall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cundall, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cundall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Cusworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Cusworth is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cusworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Cwybr Bach in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cwybr Bach, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Cwybr Bach at 28.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cwybr Bach supported a recorded population of 42 villagers, 48 smallholders, 41 freemanmen, working 45 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Cwybr Bach was worth 28 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 17.5 shillings – a fall of 37%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Cwybr in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Cwybr is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Cwybr at 1.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cwybr supported a recorded population of 23 villagers, 13 smallholders, 8 slaves, working 17 ploughs between them.

The survey records Cwybr’s value at 10.5 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Cyrchynan in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cyrchynan appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Cyrchynan at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cyrchynan supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 2 smallholders, working 7 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Cyrchynan was worth 20 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 9 shillings – a fall of 55%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Dacre in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Dacre appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Dacre at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Dacre supported a recorded population of 1 villager.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Dacre was worth 1 shilling; by 1086 that had dropped to 2d – a fall of 90%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Dadsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Dadsley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dadsley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Dalbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dalbury appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dalbury is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Dalby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Dalby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dalby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Dale Town in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Dale Town is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Dale Town is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Dalton in Furness in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Dalton in Furness is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dalton in Furness is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Dalton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Dalton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dalton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Dalton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dalton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Dalton at 30 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Dalton supported a recorded population of 69 villagers, 17 smallholders, 49 slaves, working 58 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Dalton was worth 38 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 33 shillings – a fall of 13%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Dalton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Dalton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

Dalton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Dalton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

Dalton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Dalton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

Dalton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Dalton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

Dalton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Dalton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

Danby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Danby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Danby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Danby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Danby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

Danby Wiske in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Danby Wiske, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Danby Wiske at 52.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Danby Wiske supported a recorded population of 29 villagers, 5 smallholders, 6 freemanmen, working 15 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Danby Wiske was worth 40 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 6 shillings – a fall of 85%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Danfrond in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Danfrond, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Danfrond is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Danthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Danthorpe, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Danthorpe at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Danthorpe supported a recorded population of 9 smallholders, working 3 ploughs between them.

The survey records Danthorpe’s value at 15 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Darfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Darfield, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Darfield at 5.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Darfield supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 4 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Darfield was worth 5.5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 3.5 shillings – a fall of 36%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Darley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Darley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Darley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Darrington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Darrington, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Darrington at 2.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Darrington supported a recorded population of 17 villagers, 16 freemanmen, working 13 ploughs between them.

Resources Recorded at Darrington (1086)

Meadow: 20 acres
Woodland: 1 * 0.5 furlongs

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Darrington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Darton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Darton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Darton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Davenham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Davenham, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire. The survey assessed Davenham at 14 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Davenham supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 24 freemanmen, working 10 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Davenham was worth 1.6 shillings, up from 1.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Davenport in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Davenport, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Davenport is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Deighton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Deighton, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Deighton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Deighton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Deighton, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Deighton at 5.8 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Deighton’s value at 0d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

The survey lists 2 manors at Deighton under different lords. Splitting a single settlement between multiple tenants was common across the North – Saxon estates broken up and handed to William’s followers after 1066.

Deightonby Fields in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Deightonby Fields appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Deightonby Fields at 1.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Deightonby Fields supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 2 smallholders, 1 slave, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey records Deightonby Fields’s value at 3 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Denaby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Denaby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Denaby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Denby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Denby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The name Denby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Dendron in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Dendron appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Dendron is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Denton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Denton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Denton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Denton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Denton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

Dentone in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Dentone appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Dentone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Derby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Derby, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The name Derby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Dewsbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Dewsbury is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dewsbury is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Dic in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dic appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Dic is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Diche in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Diche is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Diche is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Didderston Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Didderston Grange is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Didderston Grange is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Dilworth House in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Dilworth House, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Dilworth House at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Dilworth House supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 7 smallholders, working 6 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Dilworth House was worth 2 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1 shilling – a fall of 50%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Dimlington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dimlington appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Dimlington at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Dimlington supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 7 smallholders, working 6 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Dimlington was worth 1.5 shillings, up from 1 shilling before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Dincolyn in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Dincolyn, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Dincolyn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Dinnington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dinnington is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dinnington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Dishforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Dishforth is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dishforth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Dodleston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Dodleston, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dodleston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Dodworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Dodworth is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dodworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Doncaster in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Doncaster is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Doncaster is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ceaster (from Latin castra), a Roman fort or walled town. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a Roman fort’.

Done in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Done is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire. The survey assessed Done at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Done supported a recorded population of 32 villagers, working 18 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Done was worth 12 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10 shillings – a fall of 16%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Donisthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Donisthorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Goscote in LEC.

Other Settlements in Goscote

Allexton
Alton
Anstey
Appleby
Appleby [Parva]
Asfordby
Ashby [-de-la-Zouch]
Ashby [Folville]
Barkby
Barrow [-upon-Soar]
Barsby
Beeby
Belgrave
Birstall

The Meaning of the Name

The name Donisthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Dore in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dore is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Dore is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Doveridge in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Doveridge is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Doveridge is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hrycg, a ridge. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ridge’.

Down Litherland in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Down Litherland is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Down Litherland is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Downholland in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Downholland appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire. The survey assessed Downholland at 7.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Downholland supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 16 smallholders, 2 slaves, 27 freemanmen, working 7 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Downholland was worth 7.01 shillings, up from 5.5 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Downholme in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Downholme is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Downholme is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word holmr, an island or patch of raised ground in marsh. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a island’.

Dowthorpe Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Dowthorpe Hall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dowthorpe Hall is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Drakelowe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Drakelowe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Drakelowe is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Draughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Draughton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Draughton at 20 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Draughton supported a recorded population of 17 villagers, 15 slaves, working 13 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Draughton was worth 25 shillings, up from 20 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Drax in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Drax appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Drax is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Draycott in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Draycott, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Draycott at 20 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Draycott supported a recorded population of 19 villagers, 13 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 20 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Draycott was worth 50 shillings, up from 18 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Drebley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Drebley, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Drebley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Drewton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Drewton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Cave in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Cave

The Meaning of the Name

The name Drewton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Drighlington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Drighlington is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Drighlington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Dringhoe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Dringhoe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Dringhoe is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Dromonby Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dromonby Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dromonby Hall is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Dronfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dronfield appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dronfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a open land’.

Drypool in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Drypool, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Drypool is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Duckington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Duckington is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Duckington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Duckmanton and Long Duckmanton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Duckmanton and Long Duckmanton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Duckmanton and Long Duckmanton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Duffield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Duffield appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The name Duffield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a open land’.

Duggleby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Duggleby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scard in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Duggleby at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Duggleby supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 1 smallholder, 5 slaves, working 5 ploughs between them.

The survey records Duggleby’s value at 2.25 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Dunham Massey in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dunham Massey is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bucklow in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Bucklow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dunham Massey is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Dunham on the Hill in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dunham on the Hill is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ruloe

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dunham on the Hill is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Dunkeswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dunkeswick is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Dunkeswick at 95 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Dunkeswick’s value at 0d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dunkeswick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Dunnington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dunnington appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dunnington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Dunnington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dunnington appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Sneculfcros

The Meaning of the Name

Dunsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Dunsley, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dunsley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Dutton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Dutton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Tunendune

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dutton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Dyserth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Dyserth appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Dyserth is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Eanley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Eanley, entered under the hundred of Bucklow in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Bucklow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eanley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Earby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Earby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Earby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Earlsheaton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Earlsheaton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Earlsheaton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Earswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Earswick is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Earswick at 0.3 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Earswick’s value at 0d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

The Domesday survey records Earswick as waste - uninhabited and unproductive. In Yorkshire, this designation most often reflects the Harrying of the North of 1069–70, when William I’s forces destroyed crops, livestock, and communities across the county to crush rebellion. Whether Earswick recovered in subsequent decades is not recorded.

Easby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Easby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Easby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Easby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Easby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Easby at 0.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Easby supported a recorded population of 4 villagers.

The survey records Easby’s value at 12d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Easington in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Easington is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Easington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Easington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Easington is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Easington at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Easington supported a recorded population of 4 smallholders, 3 slaves.

The survey records Easington’s value at 10d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Easington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Easington is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

Easingwold in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Easingwold is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Easingwold at 0.5 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Easingwold’s value at 0d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

The Domesday survey records Easingwold as waste - uninhabited and unproductive. In Yorkshire, this designation most often reflects the Harrying of the North of 1069–70, when William I’s forces destroyed crops, livestock, and communities across the county to crush rebellion. Whether Easingwold recovered in subsequent decades is not recorded.

East and West Barnby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of East and West Barnby, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name East and West Barnby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

East and West Flotmanby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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East and West Flotmanby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire. The survey assessed East and West Flotmanby at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, East and West Flotmanby supported a recorded population of 17 villagers, 18 smallholders, 10 slaves, working 5 ploughs between them.

The survey records East and West Flotmanby’s value at 2.5 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

East and West Lutton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of East and West Lutton, entered under the hundred of Toreshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed East and West Lutton at 5.6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, East and West Lutton supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, 10 smallholders, 1 slave, working 6 ploughs between them.

The survey records East and West Lutton’s value at 4 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

East and West Marton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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East and West Marton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name East and West Marton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

East and West Morton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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East and West Morton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name East and West Morton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

East and West Ness in the Domesday Book (1086)

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East and West Ness is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name East and West Ness is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

East Appleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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East Appleton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Appleton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

East Ardsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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East Ardsley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Ardsley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

East Ayton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of East Ayton, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Ayton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

East Carlton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of East Carlton, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Carlton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

East Cottingwith in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of East Cottingwith, entered under the hundred of Cave in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Cave

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Cottingwith is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word viðr, a wood. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a wood’.

East Cowton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of East Cowton, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Cowton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

East Harlsey in the Domesday Book (1086)

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East Harlsey appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name East Harlsey is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

East Hauxwell in the Domesday Book (1086)

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East Hauxwell appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Hauxwell is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wella, a spring or stream. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a spring’.

East Heslerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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East Heslerton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Toreshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Toreshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Heslerton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

East Keswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of East Keswick is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Keswick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

East Layton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of East Layton, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Layton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

East Lilling in the Domesday Book (1086)

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East Lilling is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name East Lilling is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

East Newton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of East Newton, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Newton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent the new. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the new farmstead’.

East Newton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of East Newton, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed East Newton at 6.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, East Newton supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 24 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 23 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, East Newton was worth 5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 4 shillings – a fall of 19%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

East Rigton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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East Rigton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire. The survey assessed East Rigton at 0.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, East Rigton supported a recorded population of 6 smallholders, 1 slave, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey records East Rigton’s value at 15d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

East Rounton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of East Rounton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Rounton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

East Stainley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of East Stainley, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Stainley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade, while the first element appears to represent stone (ON steinn). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the stone clearing’.

East Tanfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of East Tanfield, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire. The survey assessed East Tanfield at 132 carucates of taxable land.

Most significantly, East Tanfield is recorded as waste in 1086 - land rendered uninhabitable and valueless. Before the Conquest, the settlement had been assessed at 80.5 shillings; by 1086 that value had collapsed entirely. This pattern - prosperity before 1066, devastation by 1086 - is the unmistakable signature of the Harrying of the North , William I’s campaign of systematic destruction across Yorkshire in 1069–70.

East Witton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of East Witton, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name East Witton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Eastburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Eastburn appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Eastburn at 12 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Eastburn supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 13 slaves, working 8 ploughs between them.

The survey records Eastburn’s value at 13.75 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Eastburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Eastburn appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Driffield in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Eastburn at 0.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Eastburn supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 3 smallholders, 1 slave, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey records Eastburn’s value at 1 shilling in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Eastham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Eastham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eastham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village, while the first element appears to represent the eastern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the eastern homestead’.

Easthorpe House in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Easthorpe House appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Easthorpe House is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead, while the first element appears to represent the eastern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the eastern outlying farm’.

Easthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Easthorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Weighton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Weighton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Easthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead, while the first element appears to represent the eastern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the eastern outlying farm’.

Easton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Easton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Easton at 4.3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Easton supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 14 smallholders, 35 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Easton was worth 5.3 shillings, up from 2.45 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Eastrington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Eastrington is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eastrington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent the eastern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the eastern farmstead’.

Eastwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Eastwick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eastwick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement, while the first element appears to represent the eastern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the eastern specialised farm’.

Eaton Dovedale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Eaton Dovedale is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eaton Dovedale is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Eaton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Eaton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eaton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Eavestone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Eavestone appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Eavestone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Ebberston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Ebberston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ebberston at 60 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Ebberston’s value at 0d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

The survey lists 2 manors at Ebberston under different lords. Splitting a single settlement between multiple tenants was common across the North – Saxon estates broken up and handed to William’s followers after 1066.

Ecclesfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ecclesfield, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ecclesfield at 16.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ecclesfield supported a recorded population of 60 villagers, 30 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 30 ploughs between them.

The survey records Ecclesfield’s value at 7 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Eccleshill in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Eccleshill is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Eccleshill is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Eccleston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Eccleston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire. The survey assessed Eccleston at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Eccleston supported a recorded population of 41 villagers, 30 smallholders, 20 slaves, working 35 ploughs between them.

The survey records Eccleston’s value at 107 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Eccup in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Eccup, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Eccup is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Eckington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Eckington appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Eckington at 16 carucates of taxable land.

The survey lists 2 manors at Eckington under different lords. Splitting a single settlement between multiple tenants was common across the North – Saxon estates broken up and handed to William’s followers after 1066.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eckington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Ectone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ectone, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ectone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Edale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Edale, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

At the time of the survey, Edale supported a recorded population of 27 smallholders.

By 1086 Edale was worth 20 shillings, up from 10 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Resources Recorded at Edale (1086)

Mills: 2 mills
Salthouses: 2

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Edale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a valley’.

Eddisbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Eddisbury, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ruloe

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eddisbury is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Eddlethorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Eddlethorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Acklam in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Acklam

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eddlethorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Edensor in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Edensor appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Edensor is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Edenthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Edenthorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Edenthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Edge in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Edge appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Edge is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Edingale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Edingale, entered under the hundred of Offlow in STS. The survey assessed Edingale at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Edingale supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 9 smallholders, 7 slaves, 2 freemanmen, working 12 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Edingale was worth 12 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10 shillings – a fall of 16%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Edlaston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Edlaston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Edlaston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Ednaston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Ednaston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ednaston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Edritone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Edritone is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Edritone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Egginton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Egginton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Egginton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Egglestone Abbey in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Egglestone Abbey is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Egglestone Abbey is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Egstow in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Egstow is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Egstow is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word stōw, a place of assembly or holy site. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a holy place’.

Egton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Egton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Egton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Eldeberge in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Eldeberge, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Eldeberge is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Eldwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Eldwick is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eldwick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Elestolf in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Elestolf is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Elestolf at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Elestolf supported a recorded population of 18 villagers, 8 smallholders, 9 slaves, working 11 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Elestolf was worth 12 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10 shillings – a fall of 16%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Elland in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Elland, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Elland is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Ellel in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ellel, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ellel is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Ellenthorpe Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ellenthorpe Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ellenthorpe Hall is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Ellenthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ellenthorpe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ellenthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Ellerbeck in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ellerbeck is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ellerbeck at 20 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ellerbeck supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, 4 smallholders, 12 slaves, working 15 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Ellerbeck was worth 16 shillings, up from 13 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Ellerburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ellerburn is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ellerburn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Ellerby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Ellerby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ellerby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Ellerby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Ellerby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

Ellerker in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Ellerker is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Welton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ellerker at 70 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ellerker supported a recorded population of 51 villagers, 70 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 45 ploughs between them.

The survey records Ellerker’s value at 95 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Ellerton Abbey in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Ellerton Abbey is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ellerton Abbey is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Ellerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ellerton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Cave in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Cave

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ellerton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Ellerton on Swale in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ellerton on Swale appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ellerton on Swale is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Elloughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Elloughton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Welton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Welton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Elloughton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Elmswell in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Elmswell, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Torbar

The Meaning of the Name

The name Elmswell is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wella, a spring or stream. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a spring’.

Elmton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Elmton, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Elmton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Elslack in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Elslack, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Elslack is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Elstronwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Elstronwick is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Elstronwick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Elswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Elswick is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Elswick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Elsworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Elsworth appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Elsworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Elton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Elton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Elton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Elton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Elton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ruloe

The Meaning of the Name

Elvaston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Elvaston is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Elvaston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Elvington in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Elvington is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The name Elvington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Elwicks in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Elwicks is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Elwicks is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Embsay in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Embsay, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Embsay is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Emley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Emley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Emley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Eppleby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Eppleby, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eppleby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Erbistock in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Erbistock, entered under the hundred of Exestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Exestan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Erbistock is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Eryholme in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Eryholme, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eryholme is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word holmr, an island or patch of raised ground in marsh. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a island’.

Escrick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Escrick, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Escrick is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Eshingtons in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Eshingtons appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Eshingtons is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Eshton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Eshton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eshton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Eskdaleside in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Eskdaleside, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Eskdaleside is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Eske in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Eske is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Eske is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Esnotrewic in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Esnotrewic, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Esnotrewic is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Estolf in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Estolf is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Torbar

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Estolf is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Eston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Eston, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Estone in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Estone, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Estone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Eterstorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Eterstorp is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Eterstorp is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Etherdwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Etherdwick is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Etherdwick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Etton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Etton, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Sneculfcros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Etton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Etwall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Etwall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Etwall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Everingham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Everingham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The name Everingham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Everley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Everley, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Everley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Everthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Everthorpe, entered under the hundred of Cave in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Everthorpe at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Everthorpe supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, working 3 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Everthorpe was worth 8 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 6 shillings – a fall of 25%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Exelby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Exelby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Exelby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Eyam in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Eyam, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Eyam is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Eyton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Eyton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Exestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Exestan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eyton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Faceby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Faceby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Faceby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Fadmoor in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Fadmoor is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Fadmoor is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word mōr, moorland or marsh. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a moorland’.

Fairburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fairburn is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Fairburn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Falsgrave in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Falsgrave is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Falsgrave is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Fangfoss in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Fangfoss, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Fangfoss is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Farleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Farleton, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Farleton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Farleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Farleton, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Farleton at 20 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Farleton supported a recorded population of 18 villagers, 12 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 11 ploughs between them.

The survey records Farleton’s value at 19 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Farley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Farley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Farley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Farlington in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Farlington appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Farlington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Farmanby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Farmanby, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Farmanby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Farndon in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Farndon is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Farndon is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word dūn, a hill. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a hill’.

Farnham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Farnham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Farnham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Farnhill in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Farnhill appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Farnhill is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Farnley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Farnley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Farnley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Farnley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Farnley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

Farnley Tyas in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Farnley Tyas, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Farnley Tyas is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Farsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Farsley, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Farsley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Fearby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Fearby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Fearby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Featherstone in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Featherstone is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Featherstone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Felixkirk in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Felixkirk is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The name Felixkirk is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word kirkja, a church. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a church’.

Felliscliffe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Felliscliffe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Felliscliffe is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word clif, a cliff or steep slope. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a slope’.

Fenny Bentley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fenny Bentley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Fenny Bentley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Fenton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fenton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Fenton at 6.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Fenton supported a recorded population of 11 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey records Fenton’s value at 6.5 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Ferrensby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ferrensby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ferrensby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Ferry Fryston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ferry Fryston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ferry Fryston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Fewston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fewston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Fewston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Filey in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Filey is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Filey is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Findern in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Findern is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Findern at 2.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Findern supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 6 smallholders, working 8 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Findern was worth 2.5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 2 shillings – a fall of 19%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Fingall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fingall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Fingall at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Fingall supported a recorded population of 26 villagers, 7 smallholders, working 9 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Fingall was worth 6 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 5 shillings – a fall of 16%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Firby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Firby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Acklam in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Acklam

The Meaning of the Name

The name Firby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Firby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Firby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

Fishlake in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fishlake is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Fishlake is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Fishwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fishwick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Fishwick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Fitling in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fitling is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Fitling is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Fixby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Fixby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Fixby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Flagg in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Flagg, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Flagg at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Flagg supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, 2 smallholders, 7 slaves, working 6 ploughs between them.

The survey records Flagg’s value at 5.25 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Flamborough in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Flamborough appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hunthow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Flamborough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Flasby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Flasby, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Flasby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Flaxby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Flaxby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Flaxby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Flaxton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Flaxton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Flaxton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Flinton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Flinton, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Flinton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Flixton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Flixton, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Flixton at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Flixton supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 5 smallholders, 1 slave, working 3 ploughs between them.

The survey records Flixton’s value at 7 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Flockton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Flockton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Flockton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Flowergate in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Flowergate is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Flowergate at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Flowergate supported a recorded population of 24 villagers, 8 smallholders, working 11 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Flowergate was worth 12 shillings, up from 11 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Foggathorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Foggathorpe, entered under the hundred of Cave in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Cave

The Meaning of the Name

The name Foggathorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Folkton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Folkton, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Torbar

The Meaning of the Name

The name Folkton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Forcett in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Forcett appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Forcett at 29.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Forcett supported a recorded population of 26 villagers, 13 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 22 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Forcett was worth 20 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 14.25 shillings – a fall of 28%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Fordbottle in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fordbottle appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Fordbottle is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Fordon in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fordon is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Torbar

The Meaning of the Name

The name Fordon is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word dūn, a hill. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a hill’.

Foremark in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Foremark, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Foremark is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Formby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Formby, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

The name Formby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Fornetorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fornetorp appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Fornetorp is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Fornetorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fornetorp appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burton

The Meaning of the Name

Fors Abbey in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Fors Abbey is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Fors Abbey is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Forton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Forton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Forton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Fosham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Fosham, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Fosham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Foston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Foston is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Foston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Foston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Foston is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

Foston on the Wolds in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Foston on the Wolds, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Foston on the Wolds at 6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Foston on the Wolds supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, working 2 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Foston on the Wolds was worth 2 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10d – a fall of 75%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Fostun in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fostun is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Fostun at 12 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Fostun supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 5 smallholders, 13 freemanmen, working 6 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Fostun was worth 1.5 shillings, up from 1 shilling before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Fostune in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fostune appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Fostune is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Foxholes in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Foxholes appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hunthow

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Foxholes is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Foxton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Foxton, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Foxton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Foxton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Foxton, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

Fraisthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Fraisthorpe, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hunthow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Fraisthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Freckleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Freckleton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Freckleton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Fremington in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fremington appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Fremington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Frickley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Frickley, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Frickley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Fridaythorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Fridaythorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Acklam in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Fridaythorpe at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Fridaythorpe supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 6 smallholders, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey records Fridaythorpe’s value at 1 shilling in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Frith in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Frith is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Frith is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Frodsham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Frodsham, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ruloe

The Meaning of the Name

The name Frodsham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Fryton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Fryton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Fryton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Fulstone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Fulstone is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Fulstone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Fyling Old Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Fyling Old Hall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Fyling Old Hall at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Fyling Old Hall supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, working 2 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Fyling Old Hall was worth 19d, up from 11d before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Fyling Thorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Fyling Thorpe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Fyling Thorpe is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Ganstead in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Ganstead is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ganstead is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word stede, a place or site. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a site’.

Ganthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ganthorpe, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ganthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Ganton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ganton, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ganton at 8.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ganton supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, working 1 plough between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Ganton was worth 1 shilling; by 1086 that had dropped to 12d – a fall of 40%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Gardham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Gardham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Gardham at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Gardham supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 14 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 9 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Gardham was worth 22 shillings, up from 17 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Garforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Garforth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Garforth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Gargrave in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Gargrave is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Gargrave is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Garriston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Garriston, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Garriston at 3.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Garriston supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 2 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Garriston’s value at 3 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Garrowby Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Garrowby Hall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Acklam in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Acklam

The Meaning of the Name

The name Garrowby Hall is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Garstang in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Garstang, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Garstang is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Garton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Garton, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Garton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Garton on the Wolds in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Garton on the Wolds appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Torbar

The Meaning of the Name

The name Garton on the Wolds is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Gate Fulford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Gate Fulford is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of York in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in York

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gate Fulford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Gate Helmsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Gate Helmsley, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gate Helmsley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Gatenby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Gatenby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gatenby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Gawsworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Gawsworth, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gawsworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Gayton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Gayton, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire. The survey assessed Gayton at 75.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Gayton supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 1 freeman, working 1 plough between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Gayton was worth 32 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 8d – a fall of 98%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Gellilyfdy in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Gellilyfdy is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Gellilyfdy is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Gembling in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Gembling is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Torbar

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Gembling is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Ghigogesmersc in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ghigogesmersc, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ghigogesmersc at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ghigogesmersc supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, working 2 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Ghigogesmersc was worth 13d, up from 4d before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Giggleswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Giggleswick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Giggleswick at 3 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Giggleswick’s value at 0d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Giggleswick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Gillamoor in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Gillamoor is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Gillamoor at 0.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Gillamoor supported a recorded population of 3 freemanmen, working 1 plough between them.

Resources Recorded at Gillamoor (1086)

Meadow: 12 acres

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gillamoor is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word mōr, moorland or marsh. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a moorland’.

Gilling East in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Gilling East, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Gilling East is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Gilling in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Gilling is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Gilling at 6.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Gilling supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 19 smallholders, 63 freemanmen, working 12 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Gilling was worth 5.45 shillings, up from 2.71 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Gipton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Gipton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gipton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Girlington Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Girlington Hall, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Girlington Hall is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Girsby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Girsby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Girsby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Gisburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Gisburn is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Gisburn at 60.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Gisburn supported a recorded population of 11 villagers, 19 smallholders, 5 freemanmen, working 13 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Gisburn was worth 10 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 3 shillings – a fall of 70%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Givendale in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Givendale appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The name Givendale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a valley’.

Glapwell in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Glapwell is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Glapwell is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wella, a spring or stream. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a spring’.

Glass Houghton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Glass Houghton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Glass Houghton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Gleaston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Gleaston, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gleaston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Glusburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Glusburn is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Glusburn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Gnipe Howe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Gnipe Howe, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Gnipe Howe is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Golborne in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Golborne is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Golborne is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Golcar in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Golcar is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Golcar is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word kjarr, brushwood marsh. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a marsh’.

Golden Grove in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Golden Grove, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Golden Grove is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Goldsborough in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Goldsborough is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Goldsborough at 16 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Goldsborough supported a recorded population of 48 villagers, working 20 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Goldsborough was worth 24 shillings, up from 12 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Goldsborough in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Goldsborough is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Goldsborough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Goldthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Goldthorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Goldthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Golftyn in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Golftyn is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Golftyn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Gomersal in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Gomersal appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Gomersal is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Goodmanham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Goodmanham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Weighton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Weighton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Goodmanham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Goosnargh in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Goosnargh is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

At the time of the survey, Goosnargh supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 6 slaves, working 1 plough between them.

By 1086 Goosnargh was worth 1 shilling, up from 0d before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Resources Recorded at Goosnargh (1086)

Fisheries: 1
Woodland: 0.5 league * 40 perches mixed measures

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Goosnargh is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Goostrey in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Goostrey appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Goostrey is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Goulton Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Goulton Grange appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Goulton Grange is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Gowthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Gowthorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gowthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Goxhill in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Goxhill, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Goxhill is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Grafton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Grafton, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Grafton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Gransmoor in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Gransmoor appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Gransmoor at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Gransmoor supported a recorded population of 1 smallholder, working 1 plough between them.

By 1086 Gransmoor was worth 10d, up from 5d before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Grappenhall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Grappenhall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bucklow in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Bucklow

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Grappenhall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Grassington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Grassington, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Grassington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Gratton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Gratton, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gratton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Greasbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Greasbrough is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Greasbrough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Greasby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Greasby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire. The survey assessed Greasby at 2.1 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Greasby supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 19 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Greasby was worth 56 shillings, up from 55.5 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Great and Little Altcar in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Great and Little Altcar, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire. The survey assessed Great and Little Altcar at 1.4 carucates of taxable land.

The survey records Great and Little Altcar’s value at 1.16 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Great and Little Barrow in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Great and Little Barrow, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Rushton

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great and Little Barrow is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great and Little Crimbles in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great and Little Crimbles is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great and Little Crimbles is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great and Little Crosby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great and Little Crosby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great and Little Crosby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Great and Little Cubley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great and Little Cubley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Great and Little Cubley at 3.7 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Great and Little Cubley supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 16 smallholders, 14 freemanmen, working 9 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Great and Little Cubley was worth 3.8499999999999996 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Great and Little Habton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great and Little Habton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great and Little Habton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Great and Little Hucklow in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great and Little Hucklow is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great and Little Hucklow is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great and Little Marton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great and Little Marton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great and Little Marton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Great and Little Meols in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great and Little Meols is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great and Little Meols is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great and Little Newsome in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great and Little Newsome appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Great and Little Newsome at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Great and Little Newsome supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 14 smallholders, working 4 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Great and Little Newsome was worth 13 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10 shillings – a fall of 23%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Great and Little Plumpton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great and Little Plumpton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great and Little Plumpton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Great and Little Preston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Great and Little Preston, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great and Little Preston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Great and Little Ribston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great and Little Ribston is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Great and Little Ribston at 0.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Great and Little Ribston supported a recorded population of 2 villagers.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Great and Little Ribston was worth 1.5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1.36 shillings – a fall of 9%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Great and Little Saughall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Great and Little Saughall, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great and Little Saughall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great and Little Sutton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great and Little Sutton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire. The survey assessed Great and Little Sutton at 11.0 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Great and Little Sutton supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 8 smallholders, 3 slaves, 4 freemanmen, working 7 ploughs between them.

The survey records Great and Little Sutton’s value at 4.25 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Great Ayton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Ayton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great Ayton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Great Barlow in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great Barlow is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great Barlow is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great Barugh in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Barugh appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great Barugh is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great Braham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great Braham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Great Braham at 0.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Great Braham supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 4 smallholders, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey records Great Braham’s value at 10d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Great Broughton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Broughton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Great Broughton at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Great Broughton supported a recorded population of 18 villagers, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Great Broughton’s value at 4 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Great Budworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Budworth appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bucklow in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Bucklow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great Budworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Great Busby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Busby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great Busby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Great Caldy in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Caldy is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire. The survey assessed Great Caldy at 0.3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Great Caldy supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 1 smallholder, 3 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey records Great Caldy’s value at 10d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Great Cowden in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Cowden is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great Cowden is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great Crakehall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Crakehall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great Crakehall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great Driffield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Driffield is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Driffield in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Driffield

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great Driffield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a open land’.

Great Eccleston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Eccleston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great Eccleston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Great Edstone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great Edstone is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great Edstone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great Fencote in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Great Fencote, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great Fencote is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great Givendale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great Givendale is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warter in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Warter

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great Givendale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a valley’.

Great Hatfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Great Hatfield, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great Hatfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a open land’.

Great Houghton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great Houghton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great Houghton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Great Kelk in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great Kelk is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Torbar

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great Kelk is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great Kendale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great Kendale is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Driffield in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Great Kendale at 0.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Great Kendale supported a recorded population of 2 smallholders, 1 slave, working 1 plough between them.

The survey records Great Kendale’s value at 5d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Great Langton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Great Langton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great Langton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Great Longstone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Longstone is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great Longstone is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great Mitton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Mitton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great Mitton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Great Neston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Neston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great Neston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Great Ouseburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Ouseburn is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Great Ouseburn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Great Smeaton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Great Smeaton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Great Smeaton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Green Hammerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Green Hammerton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Green Hammerton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Greenfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Greenfield, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Greenfield at 1.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Greenfield supported a recorded population of 1 smallholder, 1 slave, working 1 plough between them.

The survey records Greenfield’s value at 1.25 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Greenhalgh in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Greenhalgh, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Greenhalgh is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Greenwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Greenwick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The name Greenwick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement, while the first element appears to represent green. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the green specialised farm’.

Greetland in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Greetland, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Greetland is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Gresford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Gresford is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Exestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Exestan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gresford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Gressingham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Gressingham is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gressingham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Grewelthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Grewelthorpe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Grewelthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Greyhirst in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Greyhirst is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Greyhirst is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hyrst, a wooded hill. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a wooded hill’.

Gribthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Gribthorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Cave in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Cave

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gribthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Griff Farm in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Griff Farm, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Griff Farm at 10.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Griff Farm supported a recorded population of 20 villagers, 10 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 8 ploughs between them.

The survey records Griff Farm’s value at 9.2 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Grimesbi in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Grimesbi, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Grimesbi is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Grimeshou in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Grimeshou, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Grimeshou is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Grimsargh in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Grimsargh is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Grimsargh is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Grimston Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Grimston Grange is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Grimston Grange is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Grimston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Grimston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Grimston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Grimston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Grimston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Grimston at 3.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Grimston supported a recorded population of 17 villagers, 7 smallholders, 16 freemanmen, working 13 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Grimston was worth 8.8 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 5.5 shillings – a fall of 37%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Grimston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Grimston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Sneculfcros

The Meaning of the Name

Grimthorpe Manor in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Grimthorpe Manor is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warter in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Warter

The Meaning of the Name

The name Grimthorpe Manor is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Grindale in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Grindale is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hunthow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Grindale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a valley’.

Grindleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Grindleton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Grindleton at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Grindleton supported a recorded population of 31 villagers, 10 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 13 ploughs between them.

The survey records Grindleton’s value at 8 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Grinton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Grinton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Grinton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Gristhorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Gristhorpe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gristhorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Gronant in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Gronant is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Gronant is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Guilden Sutton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Guilden Sutton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Guilden Sutton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Guisborough in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Guisborough, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Guisborough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Guiseley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Guiseley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Guiseley at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Guiseley supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 9 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 9 ploughs between them.

The survey records Guiseley’s value at 4 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Gunby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Gunby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hessle in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hessle

The Meaning of the Name

The name Gunby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Gwaunysgor in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Gwaunysgor appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Gwaunysgor is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Gwesbyr in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Gwesbyr appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Gwesbyr is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Gwysaney in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Gwysaney is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Gwysaney is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hackforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Hackforth is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hackforth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Hackness in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Hackness is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hackness is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word nes, a headland or promontory. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a headland’.

Hadfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Hadfield appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hadfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a open land’.

Hadlow in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Hadlow appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hadlow is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Haggenby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Haggenby, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Haggenby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hagthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Hagthorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hagthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Haighton Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Haighton Hall, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Haighton Hall is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hainworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Hainworth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hainworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Haisthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Haisthorpe, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Haisthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Hale in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Hale appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Tunendune

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hale is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Halkyn in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Halkyn, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Halkyn is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hallam in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Hallam is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hallam is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hallam in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Hallam is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

Halsall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Halsall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Halsall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Halsham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Halsham is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Halsham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

Halton East in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Halton East is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Halton East is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Halton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Halton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Halton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Halton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Halton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Halton at 6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Halton supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, working 12 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Halton was worth 6 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 4 shillings – a fall of 33%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Halton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Halton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

Halton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Halton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Tunendune

The Meaning of the Name

Hambleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hambleton, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hambleton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hambleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hambleton, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

Hammerton Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Hammerton Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hammerton Hall is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hamphall Stubbs in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Hamphall Stubbs appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hamphall Stubbs is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hampole in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Hampole is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hampole is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hampton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hampton, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire. The survey assessed Hampton at 3 carucates of taxable land.

Most significantly, Hampton is recorded as waste in 1086 - land rendered uninhabitable and valueless. Before the Conquest, the settlement had been assessed at 10d; by 1086 that value had collapsed entirely. This pattern - prosperity before 1066, devastation by 1086 - is the unmistakable signature of the Harrying of the North , William I’s campaign of systematic destruction across Yorkshire in 1069–70.

Handbridge in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Handbridge appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Chester in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Chester

The Meaning of the Name

The name Handbridge is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word brycg, a bridge. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a bridge’.

Handley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Handley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Handley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Handley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Handley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

Handsworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Handsworth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Handsworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Hanging Grimston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Hanging Grimston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Acklam in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Acklam

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hanging Grimston is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hanging Heaton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Hanging Heaton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hanging Heaton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hangton Hill in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Hangton Hill is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Hangton Hill at 4.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Hangton Hill supported a recorded population of 25 villagers, 6 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 10 ploughs between them.

The survey records Hangton Hill’s value at 14.7 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Hangton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Hangton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hangton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hanlith in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hanlith, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hanlith is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hanson Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hanson Grange, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hanson Grange is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hardstoft in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hardstoft, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hardstoft is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word topt, a homestead plot. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead plot’.

Harewood in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Harewood is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Harewood is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hargrave in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Hargrave appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hargrave is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Harmby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The settlement of Harmby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Harmby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Harome in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Harome is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Harome is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Harpham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Harpham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Harpham at 3.0 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Harpham supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, 8 smallholders, 2 slaves, 19 freemanmen, working 5 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Harpham was worth 2 shillings, up from 1.5 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

Harswell in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Harswell is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Weighton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Weighton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Harswell is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wella, a spring or stream. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a spring’.

Hart Carrs in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Hart Carrs is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Hart Carrs at 1.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Hart Carrs supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, 1 smallholder, 6 freemanmen, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Hart Carrs was worth 1.8 shillings, up from 1.7000000000000002 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

Hartford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Hartford appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ruloe

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hartford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Hartforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Hartforth is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hartforth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a ford’.

Harthill in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Harthill, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Harthill at 6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Harthill supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, working 1 plough between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Harthill was worth 1.51 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 3d – a fall of 90%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

Harthill in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Harthill, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Harthill is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hartington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Hartington is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Hartington at 6 carucates of taxable land.

Most significantly, Hartington is recorded as waste in 1086 - land rendered uninhabitable and valueless. Before the Conquest, the settlement had been assessed at 2 shillings; by 1086 that value had collapsed entirely. This pattern - prosperity before 1066, devastation by 1086 - is the unmistakable signature of the Harrying of the North , William I’s campaign of systematic destruction across Yorkshire in 1069–70.

Hartlington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hartlington, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hartlington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Harton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Harton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Harton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hartshead in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Hartshead is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hartshead is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hēafod, a headland or hill-top. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a head of land’.

Hartshorne in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hartshorne, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hartshorne is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hashundebi in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Hashundebi is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hashundebi is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hassall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Hassall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hassall is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hassop in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hassop, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hassop is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hatfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Hatfield is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Hatfield at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Hatfield supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 10 smallholders, working 5 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Hatfield’s value at 2 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Hathersage in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Hathersage is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hathersage is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hatherton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Hatherton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hatherton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hatton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hatton, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hatton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hatton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hatton, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

Hawade in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hawade, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Hawade at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Hawade supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 5 freemanmen, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey records Hawade’s value at 12d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Hawarden in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hawarden, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hawarden is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hawcoat in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Hawcoat is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hawcoat is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hawkswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hawkswick, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hawkswick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a specialised farm’.

Hawksworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Hawksworth appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hawksworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a enclosure’.

Hawnby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hawnby, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hawnby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hawold in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hawold, entered under the hundred of Warter in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Warter

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hawold is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Haxby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Haxby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Haxby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hayfield? in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hayfield?, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hayfield? is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a open land’.

Hayton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hayton, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hayton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hazelbadge in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Hazelbadge is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hazelbadge is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hazelwood Castle in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Hazelwood Castle is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hazelwood Castle is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Headingley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Headingley, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Headingley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Healaugh in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Healaugh is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Healaugh is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Heanor in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Heanor, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Heanor is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hearthcote in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hearthcote, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hearthcote is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Heathfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Heathfield is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Heathfield at 0.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Heathfield supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 11 smallholders, 8 slaves, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey records Heathfield’s value at 4 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Heaton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Heaton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Heaton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hebden in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Hebden is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Hebden at 3.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Hebden supported a recorded population of 14 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Hebden’s value at 5 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

Heldetune in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Heldetune, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Heldetune is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Hellaby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hellaby, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hellaby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hellifield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Hellifield appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hellifield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a open land’.

Helmsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Helmsley, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Helmsley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

Helperby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Helperby, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Helperby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Helperthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The settlement of Helperthorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Toreshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Toreshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Helperthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a outlying farm’.

Helsby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Helsby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ruloe

The Meaning of the Name

The name Helsby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Helsington in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Helsington, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Helsington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hemingbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hemingbrough, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hemingbrough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a stronghold’.

Hemlington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hemlington, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hemlington is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

Hemsworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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Hemsworth appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Hemsworth at 1.3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Hemsworth supported a recorded population of 9 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Hemsworth was worth 2 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1.5 shillings – a fall of 25%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.