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Dewsbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dewsbury 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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Dic in the Domesday Book (1086)

Dic 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 Dic 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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Diche in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Diche 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 origin of the name Diche 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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Didderston Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

Didderston Grange 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 name Didderston Grange 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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Dilworth House in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Dilworth House, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Dilworth House at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Dilworth House supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 7 smallholders, working 6 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Dilworth House was worth 2 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1 shilling – a fall of 50%. 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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Dimlington in the Domesday Book (1086)

Dimlington appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Dimlington at 2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Dimlington supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 7 smallholders, working 6 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Dimlington was worth 1.5 shillings, up from 1 shilling before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Dincolyn in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Dincolyn, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Dincolyn 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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Dinnington in the Domesday Book (1086)

Dinnington 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 Dinnington 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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Dishforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dishforth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. 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 ford’.

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