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Greenwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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’.

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Greetland in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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Gresford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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’.

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Gressingham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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’.

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Grewelthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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’.

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Greyhirst in the Domesday Book (1086)

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’.

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Gribthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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’.

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Griff Farm in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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Grimesbi in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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