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Kirksanton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirksanton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent the church (ON kirkja). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the church farmstead’.

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Kiveton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kiveton 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 name Kiveton 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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Knapton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Knapton 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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Knapton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Knapton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Toreshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Knapton at 12 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Knapton supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, 14 smallholders, 6 freemanmen, working 7 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Knapton was worth 71.05 shillings, up from 31.2 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Knaresborough in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Knaresborough, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Knaresborough at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Knaresborough supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, 8 smallholders, 2 slaves, 1 freeman, working 2 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Knaresborough was worth 2.85 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1.9 shillings – a fall of 33%. 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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Knaresford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Knaresford is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. 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 ford’.

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Knayton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Knayton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Knayton 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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Knedlington in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Knedlington, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The name Knedlington 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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Kneeton Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Kneeton Hall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kneeton Hall 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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