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Barwick in Elmet in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Barwick in Elmet, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Barwick in Elmet 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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Barwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Barwick 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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Baschebi in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Baschebi, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Baschebi 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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Baschesbi in the Domesday Book (1086)

Baschesbi appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Baschesbi at 1.6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Baschesbi supported a recorded population of 14 smallholders, 3 slaves, 10 freemanmen, working 9 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Baschesbi was worth 8.75 shillings, up from 8 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Basford in the Domesday Book (1086)

Basford is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Basford 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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Bashall Eaves in the Domesday Book (1086)

Bashall Eaves appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bashall Eaves 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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Baslow in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Baslow is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Baslow 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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Batherton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Batherton, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Batherton 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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Batley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Batley, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Batley 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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