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Aislaby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aislaby 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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Aislaby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Aislaby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Aislaby at 30 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Aislaby supported a recorded population of 29 villagers, working 10 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Aislaby was worth 20 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 14 shillings – a fall of 30%. 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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Aismunderby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Aismunderby 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 Aismunderby 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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Aldborough in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aldborough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place, while the first element appears to represent the old. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the old stronghold’.

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Aldbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Aldbrough, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aldbrough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place, while the first element appears to represent the old. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the old stronghold’.

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Aldbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Aldbrough, 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 Aldbrough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place, while the first element appears to represent the old. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the old stronghold’.

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Aldcliffe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aldcliffe is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word clif, a cliff or steep slope, while the first element appears to represent the old. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the old slope’.

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Aldfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aldfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country, while the first element appears to represent the old. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the old open land’.

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Aldingham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Aldingham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village, while the first element appears to represent the old. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the old homestead’.

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