Norbury in the Domesday Book (1086)
Norbury is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Hamestan in Cheshire.
Other Settlements in Hamestan
- Adlington
- Bosley
- Bramhall
- Bredbury
- Butley
- Capesthorne
- Cheadle
- Chelford
- Cranage
- Gawsworth
- Henbury
- Hollingworth
- Hungrewenitune
- Kermincham
The Meaning of the Name
The name Norbury is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word burh, a fortified place, while the first element appears to represent the northern. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the northern stronghold’.
Remarkably, the name has changed little since 1086, when the Domesday scribes wrote it as Norbury.
Listed Buildings Near Norbury
Historic England records 4 listed buildings within about a mile of Norbury. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.
Grade II
- Generator house at Barlowfold - 0.68 km
- Thatched Cottage - 0.76 km
- Milestone, 110 Metres North of Junction With Anglesea Drive - 0.96 km
- Dog Hill Green - 1.07 km
Norbury Today
Today Norbury lies within the administrative area of Stockport.
Read more about modern Norbury on Wikipedia .
Nearby Domesday Settlements
Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:
Heritage Around Norbury
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.
© Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Roger May · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© David Long · 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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