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Wheatley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Wheatley at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Wheatley supported a recorded population of 7 smallholders, 1 slave, working 2 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Wheatley was worth 3.5 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 2 shillings – a fall of 42%. 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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Wheatley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wheatley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Wheatley 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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Wheelock in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wheelock appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire. The survey assessed Wheelock at 8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Wheelock supported a recorded population of 54 villagers, 12 smallholders, working 33 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Wheelock was worth 14 shillings, up from 12 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Wheldale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Wheldale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley. 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 valley’.

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Wheldrake in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wheldrake appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Wheldrake 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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Whenby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Whenby 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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Whicham in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Whicham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Whicham at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Whicham supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Whicham’s value at 1 shilling, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

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Whipley Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Whipley Hall 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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Whiston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Whiston 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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