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High Newton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name High Newton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent the new. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the new farmstead’.

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High Skirlington in the Domesday Book (1086)

High Skirlington appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [North Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name High Skirlington 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 Stakesby in the Domesday Book (1086)

High Stakesby 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 name High Stakesby 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 Sutton in the Domesday Book (1086)

High Sutton appears in the Domesday Book of 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 Sutton 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 Worsall in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of High Worsall, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire. The survey assessed High Worsall at 4.7 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, High Worsall supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 14 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 7 ploughs between them.

By 1086 High Worsall was worth 10.15 shillings, up from 6 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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High, Middle and Low Deepdale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Dic

The Meaning of the Name

The name High, Middle and Low Deepdale 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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Higher and Lower Dinting in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Higher and Lower Dinting is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Higher and Lower Dinting 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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Higher and Lower Heysham in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Higher and Lower Heysham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Higher and Lower Heysham 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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Higher and Lower Penwortham in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Higher and Lower Penwortham, entered under the hundred of Leyland in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Leyland

The Meaning of the Name

The name Higher and Lower Penwortham 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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