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Fyling Thorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Fyling Thorpe is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Fyling Thorpe 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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Ganstead in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Ganstead is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

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

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Ganthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ganthorpe, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ganthorpe 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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Ganton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ganton, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ganton at 8.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ganton supported a recorded population of 5 villagers, working 1 plough between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Ganton was worth 1 shilling; by 1086 that had dropped to 12d – a fall of 40%. 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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Gardham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Gardham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Gardham at 1 carucate of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Gardham supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 14 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 9 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Gardham was worth 22 shillings, up from 17 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Garforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Garforth 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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Gargrave in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Gargrave 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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Garriston in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Garriston, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Garriston at 3.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Garriston supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 2 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Garriston’s value at 3 shillings, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

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Garrowby Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Acklam

The Meaning of the Name

The name Garrowby Hall 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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