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Kirk and North Deighton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kirk and North Deighton, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirk and North Deighton 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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Kirk Bramwith in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kirk Bramwith, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kirk Bramwith at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kirk Bramwith supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Kirk Bramwith was worth 2.5 shillings, up from 1.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Kirk Ella in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirk Ella appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hessle in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kirk Ella at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kirk Ella supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 7 smallholders, 9 slaves, working 5 ploughs between them.

The survey records Kirk Ella’s value at 7.5 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.

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Kirk Hammerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirk Hammerton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirk Hammerton 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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Kirk Ireton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kirk Ireton, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirk 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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Kirk Lancaster in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Kirk Lancaster is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Kirk Lancaster at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Kirk Lancaster supported a recorded population of 14 villagers, 1 smallholder, 6 slaves, working 6 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Kirk Lancaster 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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Kirk Langley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirk Langley 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 Kirk Langley 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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Kirk Leavington in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Kirk Leavington 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 Kirk Leavington 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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Kirk Sandall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirk Sandall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Kirk Sandall 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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