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Twislebrook in the Domesday Book (1086)

Twislebrook 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 origin of the name Twislebrook 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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Twyford in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Twyford, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Twyford 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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Ufton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Ufton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ufton 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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Ugglebarnby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ugglebarnby, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Ugglebarnby 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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Ughill in the Domesday Book (1086)

Ughill 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 origin of the name Ughill 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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Ugthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Ugthorpe, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Ugthorpe at 8 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Ugthorpe supported a recorded population of 33 villagers, 7 smallholders, 2 slaves, working 13 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Ugthorpe was worth 12 shillings, up from 11 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Ulchenol in the Domesday Book (1086)

Ulchenol appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ulchenol 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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Ulchiltorp in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Toreshou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ulchiltorp 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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Ulleskelf in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Barkston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Ulleskelf 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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