Aike in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Aike, entered under the hundred of Sneculfcros in Yorkshire.
Other Settlements in Sneculfcros
- Beswick
- Beverley
- Bracken
- Dunnington
- Etton
- Gardham
- Grimston
- Holme [on the Wolds]
- Ianulfestorp
- Kilnwick
- Leconfield
- Lockington
- Middleton [on the Wolds]
- Molescroft
The Meaning of the Name
The origin of the name Aike 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.