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Long Riston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Long Riston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Long Riston at 5.0 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Long Riston supported a recorded population of 11 villagers, 5 smallholders, 7 slaves, working 7 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Long Riston’s value at 4.5 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

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Long Sandall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Long 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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Longdendale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Longdendale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley, while the first element appears to represent the long. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the long valley’.

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Longfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Longfield, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Longfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country, while the first element appears to represent the long. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the long open land’.

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Lonsdale in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Lonsdale, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Lonsdale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley. 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 valley’.

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Lonton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Lonton 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 Lonton 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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Lothersdale in the Domesday Book (1086)

Lothersdale 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 Lothersdale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley. 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 valley’.

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Loversall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Loversall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Loversall at 20 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Loversall supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 6 smallholders, 5 slaves, working 7 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Loversall was worth 8 shillings, up from 7 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Low Caythorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Low Caythorpe, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Low Caythorpe 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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