Howgrave in the Domesday Book (1086)
Howgrave is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hallikeld in Yorkshire.
Other Settlements in Hallikeld
- Brampton [Hall]
- Caldeuuelle
- Cundall
- Dishforth
- Ellenthorpe [Hall]
- Givendale
- Hashundebi
- Holme
- Hutton [Conyers]
- Kirby [Hill]
- Leckby [Palace]
- Markington
- Milby
- Norton [Conyers]
The Meaning of the Name
The origin of the name Howgrave 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 Howgrave.
Listed Buildings Near Howgrave
Historic England records 2 listed buildings within about a mile of Howgrave. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.
Grade II
- Howgrave Old Hall - 0.36 km
- Gatepiers and Wall to North of Howgrave Hall - 0.42 km
Scheduled Monuments Near Howgrave
Scheduled monuments are nationally important archaeological sites given legal protection. 2 lie within roughly a mile of Howgrave:
- Medieval settlement, lordly residence, post medieval gardens and walls immediately south of Howgrave Hall - 0.43 km
- Moated site at Upsland Farm - 1.22 km
Howgrave Today
Today Howgrave lies within the administrative area of North Yorkshire, and the settlement recorded a population of 3 at the 2021 census. Nine and a half centuries separate that figure from the small rural community the Domesday survey recorded here in 1086.
Read more about modern Howgrave on Wikipedia .
Nearby Domesday Settlements
Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:
- Sutton Howgrave - 0.0 km N
- Upsland - 1.0 km W
- Kirklington - 2.0 km N
- Yarnwick - 2.0 km N
- Middleton Quernhow - 2.2 km SE
- Wath - 2.2 km SE
Heritage Around Howgrave
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.
© Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© David Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© David Rogers · 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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