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Heworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Heworth, entered under the hundred of York in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in York

The Meaning of the Name

The name Heworth 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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Hexthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Hexthorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Hexthorpe at 2 carucates of taxable land.

Most significantly, Hexthorpe is recorded as waste in 1086 - land rendered uninhabitable and valueless. Before the Conquest, the settlement had been assessed at 1 shilling; by 1086 that value had collapsed entirely. This pattern - prosperity before 1066, devastation by 1086 - is the unmistakable signature of the Harrying of the North , William I’s campaign of systematic destruction across Yorkshire in 1069–70.

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Hickleton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Hickleton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Hickleton 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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High and Low Ackworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of High and Low Ackworth is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The name High and Low Ackworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead, while the first element appears to represent oak (OE āc). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the oak enclosure’.

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High and Low Bentham in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of High and Low Bentham, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name High and Low Bentham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead 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 homestead’.

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High and Low Bradley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of High and Low Bradley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire. The survey assessed High and Low Bradley at 7 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, High and Low Bradley supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, working 3 ploughs between them.

The valuation dropped between 1066 and 1086. Before 1066, High and Low Bradley was worth 2 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10d – a fall of 74%. 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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High and Low Catton in the Domesday Book (1086)

High and Low Catton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The name High and Low Catton 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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High and Low Eggborough in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of High and Low Eggborough is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name High and Low Eggborough 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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High and Low Ellington in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of High and Low Ellington is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name High and Low Ellington 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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