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Bewick Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Bewick Hall is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bewick Hall 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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Bichertun in the Domesday Book (1086)

Bichertun 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 Bichertun 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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Bicherun in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Bicherun 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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Bickerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bickerton, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Bickerton at 2.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Bickerton supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 8 smallholders, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Bickerton was worth 3 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Bickerton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bickerton, entered under the hundred of Duddeston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Duddeston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bickerton 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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Bickley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Bickley 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 Bickley 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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Bielby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Bielby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Pocklington in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Pocklington

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bielby 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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Bilbrough in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Bilbrough, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bilbrough is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place. 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 stronghold’.

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Bilham House in the Domesday Book (1086)

Bilham House is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Bilham House 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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