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Walgherton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Walgherton, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire. The survey assessed Walgherton at 0.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Walgherton supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Walgherton’s value at 16d, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

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Walkingham Hill in the Domesday Book (1086)

Walkingham Hill appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Walkingham Hill 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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Walkington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Welton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Walkington 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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Wallasey in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Wallasey 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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Wallstone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Wallstone 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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Walton -le-Dale in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Walton -le-Dale is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackburn in Cheshire. The survey assessed Walton -le-Dale at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Walton -le-Dale supported a recorded population of 40 villagers, 12 freemanmen, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Walton -le-Dale was worth 50 shillings, up from 30 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

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Walton -on-Trent in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Walton -on-Trent, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Walton -on-Trent 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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Walton Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Walton Hall 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 Walton Hall 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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Walton Head in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Walton Head 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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