Burden Head in the Domesday Book (1086)
The settlement of Burden Head is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.
Other Settlements in Skyrack
- Adel
- Allerton [Bywater]
- Alwoodley
- Arthington
- Austhorpe
- Baildon
- Bardsey
- Barwick [in Elmet]
- Bichertun
- Bicherun
- Bingley
- Birkby [Hill]
- Bramhope
- Burley [in Wharfedale]
The Meaning of the Name
The origin of the name Burden Head 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 Burden Head.
Listed Buildings Near Burden Head
Historic England records 6 listed buildings within about a mile of Burden Head. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.
Grade II
- Langley Well to East of Grove Farm - 0.32 km
- Carr House Barn - 0.95 km
- Milestone at Junction With Eccup Lane - 1.1 km
- Milestone at Junction With Weardley Lane - 1.11 km
- High Lodge - 1.16 km
- Low Lodge - 1.3 km
Nearby Domesday Settlements
Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:
- Stub House - 1.0 km E
- Weardley - 1.0 km N
- Eccup - 1.4 km SW
- Arthington - 2.2 km NW
- Alwoodley - 2.8 km SE
- Lofthouse - 3.0 km E
Heritage Around Burden [Head]
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.
© Rich Tea · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Bill Henderson · 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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