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Wadshelf in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Wadshelf, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Wadshelf 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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Wadsley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wadsley 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 Wadsley 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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Wadsworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Wadsworth, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Wadsworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. 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 enclosure’.

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Wadworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Wadworth, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Wadworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word worð, an enclosure or homestead. 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 enclosure’.

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Wakefield in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Agbrigg

The Meaning of the Name

The name Wakefield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country. 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 open land’.

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Walden Stubbs in the Domesday Book (1086)

Walden Stubbs is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Walden Stubbs 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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Waldershelf in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Waldershelf, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Waldershelf 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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Wales in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Wales is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Wales at 7.6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Wales supported a recorded population of 20 villagers, 40 smallholders, 2 slaves, 12 freemanmen, working 13 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Wales was worth 18 shillings, up from 14 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

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Walgherton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Walgherton, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire. The survey assessed Walgherton at 0.5 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Walgherton supported a recorded population of 8 villagers, working 2 ploughs between them.

The survey puts Walgherton’s value at 16d, the same as before the Conquest. Unchanged valuations are relatively rare in the North, where disruption was widespread.

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