Hearthcote in the Domesday Book (1086)
The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Hearthcote, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.
Other Settlements in Walecros
- Appleby [Magna]
- Bolun
- Bretby
- Caldwell
- Catton
- Coton [-in-the-Elms]
- Drakelowe
- Foremark
- Hartshorne
- Ingleby
- Lullington
- Melbourne
- Milton
- Newton [Solney]
The Meaning of the Name
The origin of the name Hearthcote 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 Hearthcote.
Listed Buildings Near Hearthcote
Historic England records 5 listed buildings within about a mile of Hearthcote. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.
Grade II
- Gresley Old Hall - 0.95 km
- The Cottage - 1.22 km
- Bottle kiln to former Sharpe’s Pottery - 1.23 km
- Front range of former Sharpe’s Pottery - 1.24 km
- Former offices of Sharpe Brothers and Co Ltd - 1.26 km
Nearby Domesday Settlements
Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:
Heritage Around Hearthcote
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.
© Alf Beard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Paul Gilliver · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Paul Gilliver · 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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