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Dodleston in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dodleston 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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Dodworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The name Dodworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. 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 enclosure’.

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Doncaster in the Domesday Book (1086)

Doncaster 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 Doncaster is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ceaster (from Latin castra), a Roman fort or walled town. 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 Roman fort’.

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Done in the Domesday Book (1086)

Done is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire. The survey assessed Done at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Done supported a recorded population of 32 villagers, working 18 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Done was worth 12 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10 shillings – a fall of 16%. 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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Donisthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Donisthorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Goscote in LEC.

Other Settlements in Goscote

  • Allexton
  • Alton
  • Anstey
  • Appleby
  • Appleby [Parva]
  • Asfordby
  • Ashby [-de-la-Zouch]
  • Ashby [Folville]
  • Barkby
  • Barrow [-upon-Soar]
  • Barsby
  • Beeby
  • Belgrave
  • Birstall

The Meaning of the Name

The name Donisthorpe 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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Dore in the Domesday Book (1086)

Dore 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 origin of the name Dore 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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Doveridge in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Doveridge is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hrycg, a ridge. 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 ridge’.

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Down Litherland in the Domesday Book (1086)

Down Litherland is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Down Litherland 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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Downholland in the Domesday Book (1086)

Downholland appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire. The survey assessed Downholland at 7.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Downholland supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 16 smallholders, 2 slaves, 27 freemanmen, working 7 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Downholland was worth 7.01 shillings, up from 5.5 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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