Killinghall in the Domesday Book (1086)
Killinghall is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.
Other Settlements in Burghshire
- Addlethorpe
- Aismunderby
- Aldfield
- Allerton [Mauleverer]
- Arkendale
- Askwith
- Azerley
- Barrowby [Grange]
- Beckwith [House]
- Besthaim
- Bestham
- Bewerley
- Bilton
- Birstwith
The Meaning of the Name
The origin of the name Killinghall 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 Killinghall.
Listed Buildings Near Killinghall
Historic England records 9 listed buildings within about a mile of Killinghall. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.
Grade II
- Rose Cottage - 0.16 km
- Milepost at Se 2833 5818 - 0.38 km
- Milepost at Se 2882 5807 - 0.45 km
- Kennel Hall Farmhouse - 0.45 km
- Holly Cottage Low Hall Cottage Pear Tree Cottage - 0.48 km
- Low Hall with forecourt wall, railing and two gates - 0.53 km
- Crag Hill Farmhouse - 1.05 km
- Spruisty Bridge - 1.13 km
- Killinghall Bridge - 1.2 km
Killinghall Today
Today Killinghall lies within the administrative area of Harrogate, and the settlement recorded a population of 5,996 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 Killinghall on Wikipedia .
Nearby Domesday Settlements
Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:
Heritage Around Killinghall
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.
© Richard Swales · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Gordon Hatton · 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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