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High and Low Hunsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Cave

The Meaning of the Name

The name High and Low Hunsley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. 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 clearing’.

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High and Low Skibeden in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of High and Low Skibeden 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 High and Low Skibeden 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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High and Low Thoresby in the Domesday Book (1086)

High and Low Thoresby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name High and Low Thoresby 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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High Blandsby in the Domesday Book (1086)

High Blandsby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name High Blandsby 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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High Burton in the Domesday Book (1086)

High Burton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name High Burton 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 Grantley in the Domesday Book (1086)

High Grantley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name High Grantley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. 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 clearing’.

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High Hoyland in the Domesday Book (1086)

High Hoyland appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name High Hoyland 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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High Legh in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of High Legh, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Tunendune

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name High Legh 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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High Melton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of High Melton, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed High Melton at 3.4 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, High Melton supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, working 7 ploughs between them.

By 1086 High Melton was worth 25 shillings, up from 18 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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