Caretorp in the Domesday Book (1086)
Caretorp appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.
Other Settlements in Craven
- Addingham
- Airton
- Anley
- Appletreewick
- Arncliffe
- Arnford
- Barnoldswick
- Bashall [Eaves]
- Battersby [Barn]
- Beamsley
- Birkby [Hall]
- Bogeuurde
- Bolton [Abbey]
- Bolton [by Bowland]
The Meaning of the Name
The origin of the name Caretorp 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 Caretorp.
Listed Buildings Near Caretorp
Historic England records 5 listed buildings within about a mile of Caretorp. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.
Grade II
- Spa Wellhead - 0.31 km
- Teenley House and Adjoining Barn - 0.57 km
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite Plough Inn - 0.58 km
- Lane Side Farmhouse - 1.13 km
- Wigglesworth Hall Barn - 1.21 km
Nearby Domesday Settlements
Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:
- Wigglesworth - 0.0 km N
- Arnford - 3.0 km E
- Rathmell - 3.0 km N
- Long Preston - 3.6 km NE
- Hellifield - 5.0 km E
- Holme - 5.0 km SW
Heritage Around Caretorp
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.
© Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Humphrey Bolton · 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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