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Cwybr in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Cwybr is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Cwybr at 1.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cwybr supported a recorded population of 23 villagers, 13 smallholders, 8 slaves, working 17 ploughs between them.

The survey records Cwybr’s value at 10.5 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

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Cyrchynan in the Domesday Book (1086)

Cyrchynan appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire. The survey assessed Cyrchynan at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Cyrchynan supported a recorded population of 12 villagers, 2 smallholders, working 7 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Cyrchynan was worth 20 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 9 shillings – a fall of 55%. 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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Dacre in the Domesday Book (1086)

Dacre appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Dacre at 3 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Dacre supported a recorded population of 1 villager.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Dacre was worth 1 shilling; by 1086 that had dropped to 2d – a fall of 90%. 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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Dadsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dadsley 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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Dalbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

Dalbury appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Dalbury 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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Dalby in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Dalby 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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Dale Town in the Domesday Book (1086)

Dale Town is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Dale Town 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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Dalton in Furness in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Dalton in Furness 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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Dalton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Dalton 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 Dalton 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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