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West Tanfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

West Tanfield is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 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 West Tanfield 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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West Witton in the Domesday Book (1086)

West Witton 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 West Witton 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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Westby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Westby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

At the time of the survey, Westby supported a recorded population of 2 villagers, 2 smallholders, working 1 plough between them.

By 1086 Westby was worth 12d, up from 0d before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

Resources Recorded at Westby (1086)

  • Woodland: 1 * 0.5 leagues

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Westby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent the western. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the western farmstead’.

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Westerby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Westerby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Westerby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent the western. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the western farmstead’.

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Westhouse in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Westhouse 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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Weston -on-Trent in the Domesday Book (1086)

Weston -on-Trent appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Weston -on-Trent 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 the western. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the western farmstead’.

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Weston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Weston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bucklow in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Bucklow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Weston 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 the western. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the western farmstead’.

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Weston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Weston 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 Weston 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 the western. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the western farmstead’.

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Weston Underwood in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Weston Underwood, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Weston Underwood 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 the western. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the western farmstead’.

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