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Rawcliffe in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Rawcliffe, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Rawcliffe at 5.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Rawcliffe supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, 10 smallholders, 10 freemanmen, working 9 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Rawcliffe was worth 9.31 shillings, up from 8 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Rawdon in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Rawdon is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Rawdon at 0.9 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Rawdon supported a recorded population of 4 smallholders, 5 freemanmen, working 1 plough between them.

By 1086 Rawdon was worth 1.71 shillings, up from 1.21 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

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Rawmarsh in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Rawmarsh 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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Raygill Moss in the Domesday Book (1086)

Raygill Moss is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Raygill Moss is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word gil, a narrow ravine. 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 ravine’.

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Redcliff in the Domesday Book (1086)

Redcliff appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Chester in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Chester

The Meaning of the Name

The name Redcliff is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word clif, a cliff or steep slope, while the first element appears to represent red. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the red slope’.

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Redmere in the Domesday Book (1086)

Redmere is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Redmere at 1.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Redmere supported a recorded population of 14 smallholders, 8 freemanmen, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Redmere was worth 2.58 shillings, up from 1.85 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Redmire in the Domesday Book (1086)

Redmire is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Redmire 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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Reestones in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Reestones 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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Reeth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Reeth appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Reeth 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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