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Maltby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Maltby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Maltby at 5.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Maltby supported a recorded population of 19 villagers, 24 smallholders, 1 slave, working 10 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Maltby was worth 11.6 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10.05 shillings – a fall of 13%. 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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Manchester in the Domesday Book (1086)

Manchester appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Salford in Cheshire. The survey assessed Manchester at 9 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Manchester supported a recorded population of 22 villagers, 5 smallholders, 5 slaves, working 13 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Manchester was worth 9 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 7 shillings – a fall of 22%. 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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Manfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

Manfield is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 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 Manfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. 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 open land’.

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Manley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Ruloe

The Meaning of the Name

The name Manley 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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Mansergh in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Mansergh 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 Mansergh 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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Manston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Manston 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 Manston 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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Mapleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mapleton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Mapleton at 10.0 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Mapleton supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, 3 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 8 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Mapleton was worth 5.64 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 5.54 shillings – a fall of 1%. 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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Mapperley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Mapperley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Mapperley 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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Mappleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Mappleton 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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