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West Bradford in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name West Bradford 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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West Bretton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of West Bretton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Agbrigg in Yorkshire. The survey assessed West Bretton at 3.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, West Bretton supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, working 4 ploughs between them.

By 1086 West Bretton was worth 4 shillings, up from 2 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

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West Burton in the Domesday Book (1086)

West Burton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire. The survey assessed West Burton at 6.6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, West Burton supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 6 smallholders, 2 freemanmen, working 4 ploughs between them.

The survey records West Burton’s value at 4 shillings in 1086. No pre-Conquest figure survives – not unusual in the North, where records were disrupted by the Harrying and by the patchy coverage of the survey.

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West Carlton in the Domesday Book (1086)

West Carlton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed West Carlton at 15 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, West Carlton supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 8 smallholders, working 7 ploughs between them.

Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, West Carlton was worth 15 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10 shillings – a fall of 33%. Most Yorkshire villages that lost value on this scale were swept up in the Harrying of the North – William’s scorched-earth campaign of 1069–70.

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West Cottingwith in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of West Cottingwith, entered under the hundred of Howden in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Howden

The Meaning of the Name

The name West Cottingwith is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word viðr, a wood. 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 wood’.

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West Derby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of West Derby, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in [West] Derby

The Meaning of the Name

The name West Derby 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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West Hardwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

West Hardwick 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 name West Hardwick 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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West Harlsey in the Domesday Book (1086)

West Harlsey appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name West Harlsey 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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West Hauxwell in the Domesday Book (1086)

West Hauxwell is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 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 name West Hauxwell is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wella, a spring or stream. 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 spring’.

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