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Aysgarth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Aysgarth appears in the Domesday Book 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 Aysgarth is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word garðr, an enclosure. 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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Azerley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Azerley 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 Azerley 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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Babthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Babthorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The name Babthorpe 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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Baddiley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Baddiley, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Baddiley 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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Badsworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Badsworth was worth 2 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10d – 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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Bagby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bagby, entered under the hundred of Yarlestre in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bagby 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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Bagillt in the Domesday Book (1086)

Bagillt is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bagillt 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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Baguley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Baguley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Tunendune

The Meaning of the Name

The name Baguley 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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Baildon in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Baildon is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word dūn, a hill. 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 hill’.

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