Owthorne in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Owthorne is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire. The survey assessed Owthorne at 0.1 carucates of taxable land.

At the time of the survey, Owthorne supported a recorded population of 9 freemanmen.

Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]

• Andrebi
• Burstwick
• Camerton [Hall]
• Dimlington
• Easington
• Grimston
• Halsham
• Hilston
• Hollym
• Holmpton
• Keyingham
• Kilnsea
• Monkwith
• Newton [Garth]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Owthorne 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 Owthorne.

Listed Buildings Near Owthorne

Historic England records 6 listed buildings within about a mile of Owthorne. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.

Grade II*

• Church of St Nicholas - 0.88 km

Grade II

• Withernsea Old War Memorial - 0.77 km
• Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Lamp Standard - 0.8 km
• Withernsea Lighthouse and Adjoining Pair of Lighthouse Keepers Houses - 0.85 km
• Outbuildings, Adjoining Garden Wall and Gateway at Withernsea Lighthouse - 0.86 km
• Church of St Matthew (C of E) - 0.9 km

Owthorne Today

Today Owthorne lies within the administrative area of Withernsea.

Read more about modern Owthorne on Wikipedia .

Nearby Domesday Settlements

Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:

• Redmere - 1.0 km W
• Withernsea - 1.0 km S
• Waxholme - 2.2 km NW
• Rimswell - 3.0 km W
• Hollym - 3.0 km S
• Great and Little Newsome - 4.5 km SW