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Rufforth in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Rufforth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word ford, a river crossing. 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 ford’.

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Rushton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Rushton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Rushton 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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Ruston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Ruston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Dic in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ruston at 124 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ruston supported a recorded population of 262 villagers, 147 smallholders, 136 slaves, working 197 ploughs between them.

The survey records Ruston’s value at 170 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

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Ruston Parva in the Domesday Book (1086)

Ruston Parva appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Ruston Parva 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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Ruswick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Ruswick 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 Ruswick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading 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 specialised farm’.

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Ryhill in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ryhill, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ryhill 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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Rylstone in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Rylstone 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 Rylstone 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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Rysome Garth in the Domesday Book (1086)

Rysome Garth is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Rysome Garth 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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Ryther in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Ryther is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Barkston in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ryther at 11 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ryther supported a recorded population of 14 villagers, 15 smallholders, working 10 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Ryther was worth 16 shillings, up from 10 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

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