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Ireton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Ireton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ireton 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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Iretone in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Iretone is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Iretone at 6.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Iretone supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, 30 smallholders, 29 slaves, working 14 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Iretone was worth 42 shillings, up from 35 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

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Irton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Irton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Irton 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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Islebeck Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

Islebeck Grange appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Islebeck Grange is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bekkr, a 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 stream’.

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Ivonbrook Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

Ivonbrook Grange is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ivonbrook 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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Kearby Town End in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kearby Town End, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Kearby Town End 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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Kedleston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kedleston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kedleston 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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Keighley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Keighley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. 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 clearing’.

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Kelbrook in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kelbrook appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Kelbrook 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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