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Winwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Winwick is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Newton in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Newton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Winwick 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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Wirksworth in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Wirksworth, entered under the hundred of Hamston in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Hamston

The Meaning of the Name

The name Wirksworth 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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Wirswall in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Wirswall, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire. The survey assessed Wirswall at 6 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Wirswall supported a recorded population of 7 villagers, 5 smallholders, working 6 ploughs between them.

The drop in value is hard to miss. Before 1066, Wirswall was worth 2 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 1 shilling – a fall of 50%. 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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Wiselei in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wiselei is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ati’s Cross in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Wiselei 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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Wistaston in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Wistaston, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Wistaston 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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Wisterson in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wisterson 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 origin of the name Wisterson 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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Witestan in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Ati’s Cross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Witestan 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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Withernsea in the Domesday Book (1086)

Withernsea is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Withernsea 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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Withernwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Withernwick, entered under the hundred of Holderness [Middle Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [Middle Hundred]

The Meaning of the Name

The name Withernwick 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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