The settlement of Dodworth is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Staincross in Yorkshire.
Doncaster is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.
Done is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Ruloe in Cheshire. The survey assessed Done at 10 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Done supported a recorded population of 32 villagers, working 18 ploughs between them.
Something went badly wrong here between the two surveys. Before 1066, Done was worth 12 shillings; by 1086 that had dropped to 10 shillings – a fall of 16%. 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.
Donisthorpe appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Goscote in LEC.
Dore is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.
Doveridge is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Appletree in Derbyshire.
Down Litherland is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire.
Downholland appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire. The survey assessed Downholland at 7.2 carucates of taxable land.
At the time of the survey, Downholland supported a recorded population of 4 villagers, 16 smallholders, 2 slaves, 27 freemanmen, working 7 ploughs between them.
By 1086 Downholland was worth 7.01 shillings, up from 5.5 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.
Downholme is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.