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Leconfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Leconfield, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Sneculfcros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Leconfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. 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 open land’.

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Ledemare in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Torbar

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ledemare 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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Ledsham in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ledsham 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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Ledsham in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Ledsham is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ledsham 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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Ledston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Ledston 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 Ledston 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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Leece in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Leece 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 origin of the name Leece 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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Leece in the Domesday Book (1086)

Leece appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Leece 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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Leeds in the Domesday Book (1086)

Leeds appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Leeds 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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Leftwich in the Domesday Book (1086)

Leftwich is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Middlewich in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Middlewich

The Meaning of the Name

The name Leftwich is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling or (in Cheshire) a salt-working settlement. 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 salt town’.

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