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Kirkby Overblow in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kirkby Overblow, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirkby Overblow is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent the church (ON kirkja). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the church farmstead’.

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Kirkby Wharfe in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kirkby Wharfe, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirkby Wharfe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent the church (ON kirkja). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the church farmstead’.

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Kirkdale in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirkdale appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirkdale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley, while the first element appears to represent the church (ON kirkja). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the church valley’.

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Kirkham in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Kirkham, entered under the hundred of Acklam in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Acklam

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirkham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village, while the first element appears to represent the church (ON kirkja). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the church homestead’.

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Kirkham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirkham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village, while the first element appears to represent the church (ON kirkja). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the church homestead’.

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Kirkheaton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirkheaton 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 church (ON kirkja). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the church farmstead’.

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Kirkleatham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Kirkleatham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirkleatham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village, while the first element appears to represent the church (ON kirkja). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the church homestead’.

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Kirklington in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Kirklington is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey 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 Kirklington 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 church (ON kirkja). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the church farmstead’.

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Kirksanton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Kirksanton 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 church (ON kirkja). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the church farmstead’.

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