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Burnby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burnby, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burnby 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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Burneston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Burneston 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 Burneston 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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Burniston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burniston 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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Burnsall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Burnsall 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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Burrill in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burrill, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burrill at 15 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burrill supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 13 smallholders, 3 slaves, working 9 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Burrill was worth 10 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 9 shillings – a fall of 9%. 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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Burstwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burstwick, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burstwick at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burstwick supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, 15 smallholders, working 8 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Burstwick was worth 8 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 6 shillings – a fall of 25%. 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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Burton Agnes in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Burton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burton Agnes 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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Burton Constable in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burton Constable, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Burton Constable at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Burton Constable supported a recorded population of 6 smallholders, 4 slaves, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Burton Constable was worth 4 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Burton Dale in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Burton Dale, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Burton Dale 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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