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Tarbock in the Domesday Book (1086)

Tarbock is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Tarbock 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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Tarporley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Tarporley 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 Tarporley 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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Tarvin in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Tarvin, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Rushton

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Tarvin 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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Tatham in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Tatham 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 name Tatham 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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Tattenhall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Tattenhall 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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Tatton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Bucklow

The Meaning of the Name

The name Tatton 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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Temple Newsam in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Temple Newsam, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Temple Newsam 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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Temple Normanton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Temple Normanton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Temple Normanton at 15.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Temple Normanton supported a recorded population of 9 villagers, 19 smallholders, 65 freemanmen, working 26 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Temple Normanton was worth 8 shillings, up from 6 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

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Terrington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Terrington 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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