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St Michael's on Wyre in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of St Michael’s on Wyre, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name St Michael’s on Wyre 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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Stackhouse in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Stackhouse 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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Stainborough Castle in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Stainborough Castle, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Stainborough Castle is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place, while the first element appears to represent stone (ON steinn). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the stone stronghold’.

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Stainburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Stainburn, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Stainburn 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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Stainforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Stainforth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing, while the first element appears to represent stone (ON steinn). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the stone ford’.

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Stainforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Stainforth appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Stainforth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing, while the first element appears to represent stone (ON steinn). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the stone ford’.

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Staining in the Domesday Book (1086)

Staining 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 origin of the name Staining 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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Stainland in the Domesday Book (1086)

Stainland 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 origin of the name Stainland 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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Stainsby Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Stainsby Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Stainsby Hall is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent stone (ON steinn). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the stone farmstead’.

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