Gellilyfdy is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.
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.
The settlement of Gembling is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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’.
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Gilling East, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.
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 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 appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.
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’.
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Girlington Hall, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.
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’.