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Landmoth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Landmoth 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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Langcliffe in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Langcliffe, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Langcliffe is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word clif, a cliff or steep slope. 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 slope’.

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Langley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Langley, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name 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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Langley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Langley, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Langley at 2.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Langley supported a recorded population of 6 smallholders, 1 slave, working 1 plough between them.

The survey puts Langley’s value at 1.5 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

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Langthorne in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Langthorne, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Langthorne 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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Langthorpe Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Langthorpe Hall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

At the time of the survey, Langthorpe Hall supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 6 smallholders, working 5 ploughs between them.

Resources Recorded at Langthorpe Hall (1086)

  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Woodland: 4 * 2 leagues

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Langthorpe Hall 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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Langthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The name Langthorpe 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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Langthwaite in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Langthwaite is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þveit, a clearing or meadow. 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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Langtoft in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Burton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Langtoft is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word topt, a homestead plot. 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 plot’.

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