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Strensall in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Strensall, entered under the hundred of Bulford in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Strensall 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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Stretton -en-le-Field in the Domesday Book (1086)

Stretton -en-le-Field is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Stretton -en-le-Field 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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Stretton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Stretton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Stretton 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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Strickland Roger in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Strickland Roger is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Strickland Roger at 0.6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Strickland Roger supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 1 freeman, working 1 plough between them.

By 1086 Strickland Roger was worth 3 shillings, up from 1.5 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

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Stub House in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Stub House 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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Stubham in the Domesday Book (1086)

Stubham 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 Stubham 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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Studley Roger in the Domesday Book (1086)

Studley Roger appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Studley Roger 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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Studley Royal in the Domesday Book (1086)

Studley Royal appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Studley Royal 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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Sturston Hall and Nether Sturston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Sturston Hall and Nether Sturston is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Appletree

The Meaning of the Name

The name Sturston Hall and Nether Sturston 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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