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Kilnsea in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kilnsea is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kilnsea at 1.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kilnsea supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 2 smallholders, 2 slaves, 1 freeman, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Kilnsea was worth 4 shillings, up from 3.83 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Kilnsey in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Kilnsey is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kilnsey at 92.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kilnsey supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 22 smallholders, 11 freemanmen, working 13 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Kilnsey was worth 60 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 15 shillings – a fall of 75%. 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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Kilnwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kilnwick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kilnwick at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kilnwick supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 4 smallholders, 1 slave, working 3 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Kilnwick was worth 5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 2 shillings – a fall of 60%. 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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Kilnwick Percy in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kilnwick Percy appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warter in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kilnwick Percy at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kilnwick Percy supported a recorded population of 19 villagers, 5 smallholders, 3 freemanmen, working 9 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Kilnwick Percy was worth 2.5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 2.4 shillings – a fall of 4%. 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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Kilpin in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Kilpin 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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Kilton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kilton, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Kilton 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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Kilton Thorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kilton Thorpe 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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Kimberworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Kimberworth 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’.

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Kinder in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Kinder 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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