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Beeford in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Beeford, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Beeford 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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Beeley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Beeley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Beeley 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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Beeston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Beeston 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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Beeston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Rushton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Beeston 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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Beetham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Beetham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead 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 homestead’.

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Beighton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Beighton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Beighton at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Beighton supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 8 smallholders, working 5 ploughs between them.

The survey records Beighton’s value at 2 shillings 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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Belby House in the Domesday Book (1086)

Belby House is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Belby House at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Belby House supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 3 smallholders, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Belby House was worth 2.5 shillings, up from 1.25 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Bellerby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bellerby, 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 Bellerby 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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Belthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Belthorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Belthorpe at 3.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Belthorpe supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 8 smallholders, 1 slave, 19 freemanmen, working 8 ploughs between them.

The survey records Belthorpe’s value at 3.61 shillings 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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