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Northfield Farm in the Domesday Book (1086)

Northfield Farm is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Northfield Farm is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country, while the first element appears to represent the northern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the northern open land’.

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Northorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Northorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Northorpe at 1 carucate of taxable land.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Northorpe was worth 6d; by 1086 that had dropped to 2d – a fall of 66%. 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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Northowram in the Domesday Book (1086)

Northowram appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Northowram 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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Northwich in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Northwich is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Northwich is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling or (in Cheshire) a salt-working settlement, while the first element appears to represent the northern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the northern salt town’.

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Norton and Little Norton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Norton and Little Norton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Norton and Little Norton 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 northern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the northern farmstead’.

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Norton Conyers in the Domesday Book (1086)

Norton Conyers appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The name Norton Conyers 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 northern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the northern farmstead’.

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Norton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Norton 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 name Norton 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 northern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the northern farmstead’.

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Norton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Norton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Norton 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 northern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the northern farmstead’.

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Norton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Norton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scard in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Norton at 1.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Norton supported a recorded population of 4 smallholders, 2 freemanmen, working 1 plough between them.

Resources Recorded at Norton (1086)

  • Meadow: 8 acres

Other Settlements in Scard

The Meaning of the Name

The name Norton 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 northern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the northern farmstead’.

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