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Cherry Burton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Sneculfcros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cherry Burton 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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Chespuic in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Chespuic is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Exestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Exestan

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chespuic 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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Chester in the Domesday Book (1086)

Chester appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Chester in Cheshire. The survey assessed Chester at 0.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Chester supported a recorded population of 1 smallholder, 4 slaves, working 1 plough between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Chester was worth 2 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1.5 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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Chesterfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

Chesterfield is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Chesterfield 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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Chetelestorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Hessle

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chetelestorp 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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Chetelstorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chetelstorp 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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Chevet in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Chevet, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chevet 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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Chigogemers in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chigogemers 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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Chigomersc in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Chigomersc 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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