Clactone in the Domesday Book (1086)
Clactone appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.
Other Settlements in Staincross
- Adlingfleet
- Barnby [Hall]
- Barnsley
- Barugh
- Brierley
- Carlton
- Cawthorne
- Chevet
- Clayton [West]
- Darton
- Dodworth
- Hemsworth
- Hoyland [Swaine]
- Hunshelf [Hall]
The Meaning of the Name
The origin of the name Clactone 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.