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Willerby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Willerby, entered under the hundred of Burton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Willerby 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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Willerby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Willerby, entered under the hundred of Hessle in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Willerby at 2.2 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Willerby supported a recorded population of 3 villagers, 2 smallholders, working 3 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Willerby was worth 2 shillings, up from 1 shilling before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Willesley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Willesley is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Goscote in LEC.

Other Settlements in Goscote

  • Allexton
  • Alton
  • Anstey
  • Appleby
  • Appleby [Parva]
  • Asfordby
  • Ashby [-de-la-Zouch]
  • Ashby [Folville]
  • Barkby
  • Barrow [-upon-Soar]
  • Barsby
  • Beeby
  • Belgrave
  • Birstall

The Meaning of the Name

The name Willesley 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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Williamthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Williamthorpe is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The name Williamthorpe 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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Willington in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The name Willington 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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Willington in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Willington, entered under the hundred of Rushton in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Rushton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Willington 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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Willitoft in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Willitoft, entered under the hundred of Hessle in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Hessle

The Meaning of the Name

The name Willitoft is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word topt, a homestead plot. 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 homestead plot’.

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Wilsden in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wilsden appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Wilsden 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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Wilsic Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wilsic Hall 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 Wilsic Hall 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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