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Barnhill Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Barnhill Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Barnhill Hall 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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Barningham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Barningham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Barningham at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Barningham supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 5 slaves, 2 freemanmen, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Barningham’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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Barnoldswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Barnoldswick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barnoldswick 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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Barnoldswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Barnoldswick appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Barnoldswick at 5.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Barnoldswick supported a recorded population of 11 villagers, 21 smallholders, 3 slaves, 5 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Barnoldswick was worth 8.41 shillings, up from 4.14 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Barnsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Barnsley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barnsley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. 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 clearing’.

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Barnston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Barnston 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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Barrow -upon-Trent in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Barrow -upon-Trent is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Barrow -upon-Trent 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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Barrowby Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Barrowby Grange 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 name Barrowby Grange 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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Barthomley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Barthomley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire. The survey assessed Barthomley at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Barthomley supported a recorded population of 6 smallholders, 1 slave, working 3 ploughs between them.

The survey records Barthomley’s value at 10d in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

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