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Hanson Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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Hardstoft in the Domesday Book (1086)

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’.

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Harewood in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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Hargrave in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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Harmby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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’.

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Harome in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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Harpham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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Harswell in the Domesday Book (1086)

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’.

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Hart Carrs in the Domesday Book (1086)

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.

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