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Sheffield in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Sheffield, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Sheffield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. 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 open land’.

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Sheldon in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Sheldon is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word dūn, a hill. 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 hill’.

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Shelf in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Shelf 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 Shelf 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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Shelley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Shelley, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Shelley 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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Shepley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Shepley 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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Sherburn in Elmet in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Sherburn in Elmet 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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Sherburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Sherburn, entered under the hundred of Toreshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Toreshou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Sherburn 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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Sheriff Hutton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Sheriff Hutton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Sheriff Hutton at 34.9 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Sheriff Hutton supported a recorded population of 31 villagers, 41 smallholders, 26 slaves, working 32 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Sheriff Hutton was worth 40.5 shillings, up from 17.5 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Shipbrook in the Domesday Book (1086)

Shipbrook appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Shipbrook 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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