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Ecclesfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ecclesfield, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ecclesfield at 16.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ecclesfield supported a recorded population of 60 villagers, 30 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 30 ploughs between them.

The survey records Ecclesfield’s value at 7 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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Eccleshill in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Eccleshill 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 origin of the name Eccleshill 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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Eccleston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Eccleston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire. The survey assessed Eccleston at 4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Eccleston supported a recorded population of 41 villagers, 30 smallholders, 20 slaves, working 35 ploughs between them.

The survey records Eccleston’s value at 107 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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Eccup in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Eccup, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Eccup 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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Eckington in the Domesday Book (1086)

Eckington appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Eckington at 16 carucates of taxable land.

The survey lists 2 manors at Eckington under different lords. Splitting a single settlement between multiple tenants was common across the North – Saxon estates broken up and handed to William’s followers after 1066.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Eckington 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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Ectone in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ectone, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ectone 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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Edale in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Edale, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

At the time of the survey, Edale supported a recorded population of 27 smallholders.

By 1086 Edale was worth 20 shillings, up from 10 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

Resources Recorded at Edale (1086)

  • Mills: 2 mills
  • Salthouses: 2

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Edale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley. 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 valley’.

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Eddisbury in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Eddisbury, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Eddisbury 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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Eddlethorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Eddlethorpe 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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