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Kermincham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kermincham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kermincham 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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Kettlethorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Cave

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kettlethorpe 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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Kettlethorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kettlethorpe 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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Kettlewell in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kettlewell 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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Kex Moor in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Kex Moor is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kex Moor at 12 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kex Moor supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, 57 freemanmen, working 14 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Kex Moor was worth 10 shillings, up from 6 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

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Kexbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kexbrough, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kexbrough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. 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 stronghold’.

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Keyingham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Keyingham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Keyingham 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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Kiddal Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kiddal Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kiddal Hall at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kiddal Hall supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 36 smallholders, working 7 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Kiddal Hall was worth 15 shillings, up from 10 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Kidsleypark in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Kidsleypark is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Kidsleypark 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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