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Terrington in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Terrington, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Terrington 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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Tetton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The name Tetton 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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Tharlesthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Tharlesthorpe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Tharlesthorpe at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Tharlesthorpe supported a recorded population of 16 villagers, 4 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 10 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Tharlesthorpe was worth 9.66 shillings, up from 7.66 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Theakston in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Theakston is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey 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 name Theakston 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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Thimbleby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Thimbleby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Thimbleby 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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Thingwall in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Thingwall, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Thingwall 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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Thirkleby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The name Thirkleby 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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Thirkleby Manor in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Toreshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Thirkleby Manor 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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Thirkleby Manor in the Domesday Book (1086)

Thirkleby Manor appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Toreshou in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Thirkleby Manor at 6.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Thirkleby Manor supported a recorded population of 54 villagers, 46 smallholders, 13 slaves, 6 freemanmen, working 23 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Thirkleby Manor was worth 43 shillings, up from 27 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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