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Over Alderley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Over Alderley, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Over Alderley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade, while the first element appears to represent the old. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the old clearing’.

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Over Dinsdale Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Over Dinsdale Grange, 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 Over Dinsdale Grange 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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Over in the Domesday Book (1086)

Over appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Rushton

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Over 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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Over Silton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Over Silton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Over Silton 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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Over Tabley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Over Tabley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Tunendune

The Meaning of the Name

The name Over Tabley 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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Overleigh in the Domesday Book (1086)

Overleigh appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Chester in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Chester

The Meaning of the Name

The name Overleigh is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade, while the first element appears to represent the upper. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the upper clearing’.

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Overton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Overton 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 name Overton 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 upper. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the upper farmstead’.

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Overton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Overton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Overton 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 upper. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the upper farmstead’.

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Overton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Overton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Overton 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 upper. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the upper farmstead’.

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