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North Meols in the Domesday Book (1086)

North Meols is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire. The survey assessed North Meols at 4 carucates of taxable land.

Most significantly, North Meols is recorded as waste in 1086 - land rendered uninhabitable and valueless. Before the Conquest, the settlement had been assessed at 1 shilling; by 1086 that value had collapsed entirely. This pattern - prosperity before 1066, devastation by 1086 - is the unmistakable signature of the Harrying of the North , William I’s campaign of systematic destruction across Yorkshire in 1069–70.

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North Milford Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

North Milford Hall 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 name North Milford Hall 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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North Otterington in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of North Otterington, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name North Otterington 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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North Rode in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of North Rode, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire. The survey assessed North Rode at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, North Rode supported a recorded population of 13 villagers, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey puts North Rode’s value at 2 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

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North Skirlaugh in the Domesday Book (1086)

North Skirlaugh appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name North Skirlaugh 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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North Stainley in the Domesday Book (1086)

North Stainley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire. The survey assessed North Stainley at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, North Stainley supported a recorded population of 18 villagers, 4 smallholders, 8 slaves, working 18 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, North Stainley was worth 12 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 7 shillings – a fall of 41%. 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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North? Wingfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of North? Wingfield is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name North? Wingfield 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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Northallerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Northallerton, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Northallerton at 50.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Northallerton supported a recorded population of 14 villagers, 7 smallholders, 10 freemanmen, working 10 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Northallerton was worth 56 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 6 shillings – a fall of 89%. 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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Northenden in the Domesday Book (1086)

Northenden appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bucklow in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Bucklow

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Northenden 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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