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Newton Wallis in the Domesday Book (1086)

Newton Wallis is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Newton Wallis is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent the new. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the new farmstead’.

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Nidd in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Nidd 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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Niuuehusum in the Domesday Book (1086)

Niuuehusum appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Niuuehusum 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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Noctorum in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Noctorum 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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Norbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

Norbury 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 Norbury is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place, while the first element appears to represent the northern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the northern stronghold’.

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Norbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Norbury is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place, while the first element appears to represent the northern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the northern stronghold’.

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Norbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

Norbury is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire. The survey assessed Norbury at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Norbury supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, 5 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 4 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Norbury was worth 5.25 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 4.5 shillings – a fall of 14%. 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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Normanby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Normanby, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Normanby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent the northern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the northern farmstead’.

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Normanby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Normanby, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Normanby at 32 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Normanby supported a recorded population of 38 villagers, 15 smallholders, working 20 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Normanby was worth 44 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 34 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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