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Warlaby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Warlaby 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 name Warlaby 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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Warley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Warley is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Warley at 13 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Warley supported a recorded population of 25 villagers, 11 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 21 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Warley was worth 10.62 shillings, up from 10.5 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Warmfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Warmfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. 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 open land’.

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Warmsworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Warmsworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. 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 enclosure’.

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Warrington in the Domesday Book (1086)

Warrington is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Warrington in Cheshire.

The Meaning of the Name

The name Warrington 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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Wart in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wart 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 Wart 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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Warter in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Warter

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Warter 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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Warthill in the Domesday Book (1086)

Warthill appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Warthill 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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Warton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Warton 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 Warton 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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