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Shotwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Shotwick, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Shotwick 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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Shuckstone in the Domesday Book (1086)

Shuckstone appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Shuckstone at 5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Shuckstone supported a recorded population of 6 villagers, 1 smallholder, 5 slaves, working 6 ploughs between them.

The numbers record a sharp fall. Before 1066, Shuckstone was worth 6 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 5 shillings – a fall of 16%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

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Sicklinghall in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Sicklinghall, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Sicklinghall at 1.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Sicklinghall supported a recorded population of 12 smallholders, 12 freemanmen, working 3 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Sicklinghall was worth 1.35 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1.11 shillings – a fall of 17%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

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Siddington in the Domesday Book (1086)

Siddington appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Hamestan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Siddington 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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Sigglesthorne in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Holderness [North Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Sigglesthorne 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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Silkstone in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Staincross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Silkstone 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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Silsden in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Silsden, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Silsden 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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Sinderby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Sinderby, 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 Sinderby 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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Sinderland in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Sinderland, entered under the hundred of Tunendune in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Tunendune

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Sinderland 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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