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
- Brigham
- Burton [Fleming]
- Elestolf
- Elmswell
- Estolf
- Folkton
- Fordon
- Foston [on the Wolds]
- Garton [on the Wolds]
- Gembling
- Hunmanby
- Ledemare
- Muston
- Nafferton
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.
Remarkably, the name has changed little since 1086, when the Domesday scribes wrote it as Argam.
Scheduled Monuments Near Argam
Scheduled monuments are nationally important archaeological sites given legal protection. 2 lie within roughly a mile of Argam:
- Argam ancient village site - 0.4 km
- Site revealed by aerial photography NW of Argam Cottages - 1.03 km
Argam Today
Today Argam lies within the administrative area of Grindale.
Read more about modern Argam on Wikipedia .
Nearby Domesday Settlements
Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:
- Grindale - 1.4 km SE
- Thorpe Hall - 3.0 km S
- Burton Fleming - 3.2 km W
- Low Caythorpe - 4.0 km S
- Reighton - 4.1 km N
- Rudston - 4.5 km SW
Heritage Around Argam
Photographs of churches, listed buildings and monuments in the vicinity, contributed by volunteers to the Geograph project and reused here under a Creative Commons licence.
© John S Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Images © their respective photographers, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and reused here with attribution. Photographs depict listed buildings, churches and monuments near this settlement and may show neighbouring villages.
Data derived from the Open Domesday project (opendomesday.org), based on the Domesday Book dataset compiled by Professor J.J.N. Palmer and team. The Domesday Book (1086) is in the public domain.
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