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Kirby Hill in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kirby Hill, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirby Hill 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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Kirby Knowle in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirby Knowle is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirby Knowle 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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Kirby Misperton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirby Misperton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirby Misperton 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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Kirby Misperton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirby Misperton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirby Misperton 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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Kirby Moorside in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kirby Moorside, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirby Moorside 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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Kirby Sigston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirby Sigston 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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Kirby Underdale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Acklam

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirby Underdale 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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Kirby Wiske in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirby Wiske is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

The survey records Kirby Wiske’s value at 3 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirby Wiske 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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Kirk and Little Smeaton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirk and Little Smeaton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirk and Little Smeaton 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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