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Greasbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

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’.

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Greasby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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Great and Little Altcar in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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Great and Little Barrow in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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Great and Little Crimbles in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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Great and Little Crosby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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’.

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Great and Little Cubley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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Great and Little Habton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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’.

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Great and Little Hucklow in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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