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Wensley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Wensley 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 Wensley 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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Wentworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Wentworth 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 Wentworth 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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Wepre in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Wepre, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Wepre 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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Werneth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Werneth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire. The survey assessed Werneth at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Werneth supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 5 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 2 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Werneth was worth 1 shilling, up from 15d before the Conquest – in contrast to many Yorkshire neighbours whose valuations collapsed.

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Werredune in the Domesday Book (1086)

Werredune appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Werredune 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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Wervin in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Wervin 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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Wessington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Wessington 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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West Ardsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of West Ardsley, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name West Ardsley 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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West Ayton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of West Ayton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire. The survey assessed West Ayton at 7.1 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, West Ayton supported a recorded population of 1 villager, 3 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 5 ploughs between them.

The survey records West Ayton’s value at 6 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

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