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Watton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Watton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Watton at 1.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Watton supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 4 smallholders, 6 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Watton was worth 2.1 shillings, up from 1.06 shillings before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Wauldby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wauldby 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 Wauldby 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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Waverton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Waverton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Waverton 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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Wavertree in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Wavertree is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire. The survey assessed Wavertree at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Wavertree supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 2 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 4 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Wavertree was worth 2 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1.5 shillings – a fall of 25%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

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Wawne in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wawne appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Wawne at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Wawne supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 8 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 8 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Wawne was worth 10 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 6.5 shillings – a fall of 35%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

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Waxholme in the Domesday Book (1086)

Waxholme is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Waxholme is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word holmr, an island or patch of raised ground in marsh. 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 island’.

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Weardley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Weardley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. 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 clearing’.

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Weaver in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Weaver 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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Weaverham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Ruloe

The Meaning of the Name

The name Weaverham 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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