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Campsall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Campsall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Campsall 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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Cantley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cantley 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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Cantsfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Cantsfield 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 Cantsfield 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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Capenhurst in the Domesday Book (1086)

Capenhurst appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Capenhurst is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hyrst, a wooded hill. 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 wooded hill’.

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Capesthorne in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Capesthorne, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Capesthorne 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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Caretorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

Caretorp appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Caretorp 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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Carlesmoor in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Carlesmoor, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Carlesmoor is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word mōr, moorland or marsh. 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 moorland’.

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Carleton and Little Carleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Carleton and Little Carleton 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 Carleton and Little Carleton 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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Carleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Carleton 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 name Carleton 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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