Thorpe Bassett in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Thorpe Bassett, entered under the hundred of Scard in Yorkshire.
Other Settlements in Scard
- Birdsall
- Buckton [Holms]
- Burdale
- Duggleby
- Kennythorpe
- Langton
- Linton
- Norton
- Rillington
- Scagglethorpe
- Scampston
- Settrington
- Sutton [Grange]
- Towthorpe
The Meaning of the Name
The origin of the name Thorpe Bassett 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.