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Bridlington in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bridlington, entered under the hundred of Hunthow in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hunthow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bridlington 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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Brierley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brierley 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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Brigham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Torbar

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brigham 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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Brignall in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Brignall, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Brignall 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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Brimham Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Brimham 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 Brimham Hall 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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Brimington in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Brimington, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Brimington 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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Brinsworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Brinsworth 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 Brinsworth 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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Broadlowash in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Broadlowash, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Broadlowash 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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Brodsworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Brodsworth 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 Brodsworth 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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