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Hartford in the Domesday Book (1086)

Hartford appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ruloe

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hartford 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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Hartforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Hartforth 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 Hartforth 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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Harthill in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Harthill, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Harthill at 6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Harthill supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, working 1 plough between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Harthill was worth 1.51 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 3d – a fall of 90%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

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Harthill in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Harthill, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Harthill 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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Hartington in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Hartington is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Hartington at 6 carucates of taxable land.

Most significantly, Hartington is recorded as waste in 1086 - land rendered uninhabitable and valueless. Before the Conquest, the settlement had been assessed at 2 shillings; by 1086 that value had collapsed entirely. This pattern - prosperity before 1066, devastation by 1086 - is the unmistakable signature of the Harrying of the North , William I’s campaign of systematic destruction across Yorkshire in 1069–70.

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Hartlington in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hartlington, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Hartlington 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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Harton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Harton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Harton 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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Hartshead in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Hartshead is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Hartshead is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hēafod, a headland or hill-top. 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 head of land’.

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Hartshorne in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hartshorne, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Hartshorne 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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