Gwysaney 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 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.
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.
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’.
The settlement of Hackness is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.
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 appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.
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 appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.
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.
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Haggenby, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.
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’.
The settlement of Hagthorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.
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’.
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Haighton Hall, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.
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 is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.
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’.