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Norton le Clay in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Norton le Clay, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The name Norton le Clay 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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Nostell Priory in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Nostell Priory, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Nostell Priory 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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Notton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Notton, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Notton 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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Nun Monkton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Nun Monkton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Nun Monkton 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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Nunburnholme in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Nunburnholme is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word holmr, an island or patch of raised ground in marsh. 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 island’.

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Nunkeeling in the Domesday Book (1086)

Nunkeeling appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Nunkeeling at 2.6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Nunkeeling supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 21 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 10 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Nunkeeling was worth 12 shillings, up from 10 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Nunnington in the Domesday Book (1086)

Nunnington is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Nunnington 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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Nunthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Nunthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. 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 outlying farm’.

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Nunwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Nunwick 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 Nunwick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. 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 specialised farm’.

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