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Copmanthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Copmanthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. 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 outlying farm’.

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Coppenhall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Coppenhall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Coppenhall 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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Copt Hewick in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Copt Hewick, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The name Copt Hewick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement. 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 specialised farm’.

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Corburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

Corburn appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Corburn 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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Cornbrough House in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cornbrough House is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. 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 stronghold’.

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Cotes in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cotes 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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Cotherstone in the Domesday Book (1086)

Cotherstone is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 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 origin of the name Cotherstone 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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Cotness Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Cotness Hall appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cotness Hall is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word nes, a headland or promontory. 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 headland’.

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Coton -in-the-Elms in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Coton -in-the-Elms is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Coton -in-the-Elms 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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