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Scalby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Scalby 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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Scampston in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Scampston, entered under the hundred of Scard in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Scampston at 6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Scampston supported a recorded population of 30 villagers, 26 smallholders, working 13 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Scampston was worth 18 shillings, up from 12.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Scarcliffe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Scarcliffe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Scarcliffe is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word clif, a cliff or steep slope. 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 slope’.

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Scardiztorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Acklam

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Scardiztorp 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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Scargill in the Domesday Book (1086)

Scargill 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 name Scargill 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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Scawsby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Scawsby 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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Scawthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Scawthorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Scawthorpe 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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Scawton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Scawton, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Scawton 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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Scinestorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Scinestorp is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Scinestorp at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Scinestorp supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 24 freemanmen, working 9 ploughs between them.

Resources Recorded at Scinestorp (1086)

  • Churches: 1
  • Meadow: 200 acres

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Scinestorp 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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