Rathmell in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Rathmell is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Craven in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Craven

• Addingham
• Airton
• Anley
• Appletreewick
• Arncliffe
• Arnford
• Barnoldswick
• Bashall [Eaves]
• Battersby [Barn]
• Beamsley
• Birkby [Hall]
• Bogeuurde
• Bolton [Abbey]
• Bolton [by Bowland]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Rathmell 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 Rathmell.

Listed Buildings Near Rathmell

Historic England records 11 listed buildings within about a mile of Rathmell. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.

Grade II*

• Cappleside Barn, also known as Brocklands Barn - 0.32 km

Grade II

• Millgate Farmhouse - 0.26 km
• Beautry Farmhouse - 0.37 km
• Field House - 0.38 km
• Church of the Holy Trinity - 0.49 km
• Numbers 1-3 College Fold - 0.59 km
• K6 to Rear of Numbers 1-3 Main Street - 0.59 km
• Barn to North West of Far Cappleside Farmhouse - 0.64 km
• Cross Keys - 0.64 km
• Cappleside Farmhouse - 0.65 km
• Milestone - 1.11 km

Rathmell Today

Today Rathmell lies within the administrative area of Craven, and the settlement recorded a population of 309 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 Rathmell on Wikipedia .

Nearby Domesday Settlements

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

• Anley - 2.2 km NE
• Caretorp - 3.0 km S
• Wigglesworth - 3.0 km S
• Long Preston - 3.2 km E
• Settle - 4.1 km N
• Arnford - 4.2 km SE