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Loft Marishes in the Domesday Book (1086)

Loft Marishes appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Loft Marishes 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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Lofthouse in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Lofthouse is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Lofthouse at 4 carucates of taxable land.

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

By 1086 Lofthouse was worth 1.35 shillings, up from 1.15 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

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Lofthouse in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Lofthouse 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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Loftus Hill in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Loftus Hill 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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Loftus in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Loftus 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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Londesborough in the Domesday Book (1086)

Londesborough appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Weighton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Londesborough at 6.1 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Londesborough supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, 2 smallholders, 1 slave, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Londesborough was worth 10 shillings, up from 6 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Long Eaton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Long Eaton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The name Long Eaton 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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Long Marston in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Long Marston, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Long Marston 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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Long Preston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Long Preston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Long Preston 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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