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Wigginton in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Bulford

The Meaning of the Name

The name Wigginton 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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Wigglesworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Wigglesworth, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

The Meaning of the Name

The name Wigglesworth 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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Wighill in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wighill appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Ainsty

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Wighill 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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Wighill Park in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Wighill Park is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Ainsty in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Wighill Park at 6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Wighill Park supported a recorded population of 10 villagers, 5 smallholders, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Wighill Park was worth 8 shillings, up from 5 shillings before the Conquest – a sign this community came through the Conquest without being ruined.

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Wike in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Wike 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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Wildon Grange in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Wildon Grange is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word dūn, a hill. 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 hill’.

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Wildthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wildthorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Wildthorpe is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word þorp, an outlying or secondary farmstead. 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 outlying farm’.

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Wilkesley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Wilkesley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

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The Meaning of the Name

The name Wilkesley 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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Willaston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Willaston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Willaston 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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