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Arden Hall in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Yarlestre

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Arden 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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Argam in the Domesday Book (1086)

Argam appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Torbar in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Torbar

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Argam 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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Argarmeles in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Argarmeles, entered under the hundred of [West] Derby in Cheshire. The survey assessed Argarmeles at 106 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Argarmeles supported a recorded population of 88 villagers, 51 smallholders, 50 slaves, working 60 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Argarmeles was worth 90.5 shillings, up from 60 shillings before the Conquest – which sets it apart from the many nearby villages left waste or devalued.

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Arkendale in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Burghshire

The Meaning of the Name

The name Arkendale is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word dalr, a valley. 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 valley’.

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Arkholme in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Amounderness

The Meaning of the Name

The name Arkholme is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word holmr, an island or patch of raised ground in marsh. 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 island’.

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Arksey in the Domesday Book (1086)

Arksey appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Osgodcross in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Osgodcross

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Arksey 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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Arleston in the Domesday Book (1086)

Arleston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire. The survey assessed Arleston at 16.7 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Arleston supported a recorded population of 20 villagers, 3 smallholders, working 11 ploughs between them.

By 1086 Arleston was worth 7 shillings, up from 4 shillings before the Conquest – one of the few settlements in the area to hold its value through the upheaval.

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Armley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Armley 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 name Armley 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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Armthorpe in the Domesday Book (1086)

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

Other Settlements in Strafforth

The Meaning of the Name

The name Armthorpe 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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