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Melbourne in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Melbourne 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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Melchanestone in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Melchanestone is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 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 Melchanestone 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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Meliden in the Domesday Book (1086)

Meliden appears in the Domesday Book of 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 Meliden 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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Melling in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Melling, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Melling at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Melling supported a recorded population of 15 villagers, 6 smallholders, 11 slaves, working 10 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Melling was worth 24 shillings, up from 20 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Melling in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Melling, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Melling 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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Melmerby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Melmerby, 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 Melmerby 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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Melmerby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Melmerby, 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 Melmerby 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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Melsonby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Melsonby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey 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 Melsonby 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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Meltham in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Meltham, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Meltham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead 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 homestead’.

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