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Speke in the Domesday Book (1086)

Speke is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Speke 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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Spennithorne in the Domesday Book (1086)

Spennithorne 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 Spennithorne 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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Spofforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Spofforth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Spofforth at 2.0 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Spofforth supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 4 smallholders, 24 freemanmen, working 6 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Spofforth was worth 5.51 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Spondon in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The name Spondon 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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Sproatley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Sproatley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Sproatley 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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Sproston in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Sproston, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The name Sproston 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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Sprotbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Sprotbrough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. 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 stronghold’.

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Sproxton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Sproxton, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Sproxton at 9.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Sproxton supported a recorded population of 22 villagers, 50 smallholders, 12 slaves, working 19 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Sproxton was worth 29.5 shillings, up from 17.5 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Spurstow in the Domesday Book (1086)

Spurstow 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 Spurstow is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word stōw, a place of assembly or holy site. 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 holy place’.

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