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Acton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Acton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Acton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent oak (OE āc). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the oak farmstead’.

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Addingham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Addingham 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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Addlethorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Addlethorpe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Addlethorpe at 9 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Addlethorpe supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 3 smallholders, working 11 ploughs between them.

The survey records Addlethorpe’s value at 4 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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Adel in the Domesday Book (1086)

Adel appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Adel at 2.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Adel supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 4 smallholders, 1 slave, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Adel was worth 1 shilling, up from 12d before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Adlingfleet in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Adlingfleet 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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Adlington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Adlington 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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Adwick le Street in the Domesday Book (1086)

Adwick le Street is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Adwick le Street is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. 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 specialised farm’.

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Adwick upon Dearne in the Domesday Book (1086)

Adwick upon Dearne is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Adwick upon Dearne at 60.8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Adwick upon Dearne supported a recorded population of 11 villagers, 19 smallholders, 5 freemanmen, working 13 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Adwick upon Dearne was worth 10 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 3 shillings – a fall of 70%. 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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Agglethorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Agglethorpe, 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 Agglethorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. 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 outlying farm’.

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