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Lower and Upper Dunsforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Lower and Upper Dunsforth 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 Lower and Upper Dunsforth 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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Lower and Upper Thurnham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Lower and Upper Thurnham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Lower and Upper Thurnham at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Lower and Upper Thurnham supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 2 smallholders, working 1 plough between them.

The survey puts Lower and Upper Thurnham’s value at 10d, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

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Lower Cumberworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Lower Cumberworth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Lower Cumberworth at 7 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Lower Cumberworth supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 20 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 16 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Lower Cumberworth was worth 7.5 shillings, up from 6.5 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Lower Leck in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Lower Leck 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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Lower Whitley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Lower Whitley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Lower Whitley 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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Lowne in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Lowne, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Lowne 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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Lowthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Lowthorpe 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 Lowthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead, while the first element appears to represent the lower. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the lower outlying farm’.

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Ludwell in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Ludwell is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ludwell is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wella, a spring or stream. 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 spring’.

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Ludworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ludworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. 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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