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Egstow in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Egstow is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word stōw, a place of assembly or holy site. 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 holy place’.

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Egton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Egton 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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Eldeberge in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Eldeberge, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Eldeberge 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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Eldwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Eldwick 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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Elestolf in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Elestolf is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Elestolf at 10 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Elestolf supported a recorded population of 18 villagers, 8 smallholders, 9 slaves, working 11 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, Elestolf 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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Elland in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Elland, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Elland 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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Ellel in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ellel, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ellel 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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Ellenthorpe Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Ellenthorpe Hall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hallikeld

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ellenthorpe Hall 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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Ellenthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ellenthorpe 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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