Pickburn in the Domesday Book (1086)

Pickburn appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Strafforth in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Strafforth

• Adwick [le Street]
• Adwick [upon Dearne]
• Armthorpe
• Aston
• Attercliffe
• Auckley
• Aughton [Hall]
• Austerfield
• Balby
• Barnbrough
• Barnby [Dun]
• Bentley
• Bilham [House]
• Billingley

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Pickburn 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 Pickburn.

Listed Buildings Near Pickburn

Historic England records 21 listed buildings within about a mile of Pickburn. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.

Grade I

• Brodsworth Hall - 1.09 km

Grade II*

• Church of St Michael - 0.96 km

Grade II

• Elms Farmhouse - 0.13 km
• Quadrangular Range of Farmbuildings at Elms Farm Immediately to East of Farmhouse - 0.17 km
• Brodsworth First and Middle School - 0.35 km
• Gates and Gatepiers to Brodsworth Hall Estate Situated on West Side of Road to Marr Approximately 650 Metres to East of Hall - 0.43 km
• Gates and Gate Piers to Gardens of Brodsworth Hall, Approximately 270 Metres to North East of House - 0.86 km
• Gates and Gatepiers to Gardens of Brodsworth Hall, Approximately 160 Metres to East North East of House - 0.91 km
• The Gatehouse - 1.03 km
• The Brewhouse - 1.06 km
• Group of 10 Garden Statues to South and East of Brodsworth Hall - 1.11 km
• Terrace Steps and Urns to South and West of Brodsworth Hall - 1.12 km
• Old Stables to Brodsworth Hall - 1.13 km
• Glebe Farmhouse - 1.15 km
• Rose Pergola in the Grove - 1.2 km
• Fountain and Urns Approximately 90 Metres to West of Brodsworth Hall - 1.21 km
• Home Farmhouse - 1.21 km
• Fernery Banks, Bridges and Pergolas - 1.24 km
• Archery Pavilion - 1.26 km
• Temple and Icehouse Approximately 170 Metres to South-west of Brodsworth Hall* - 1.28 km
• Eyecatcher - 1.29 km

Pickburn Today

Today Pickburn lies within the administrative area of Brodsworth.

Read more about modern Pickburn on Wikipedia .

Nearby Domesday Settlements

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

• Brodsworth - 1.0 km W
• Marr - 2.0 km S
• Hooton Pagnell - 3.0 km W
• Adwick le Street - 3.2 km E
• Bilham House - 3.2 km W
• Hampole - 3.2 km N