Rylstone in the Domesday Book (1086)
The settlement of Rylstone 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 Rylstone 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 Rylstone.
Listed Buildings Near Rylstone
Historic England records 11 listed buildings within about a mile of Rylstone. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.
Grade II
- Church of St Peter - 0.56 km
- Manor Cottage - 0.65 km
- Guide Stone at Junction With Raikes Lane - 0.67 km
- Coach House - 0.7 km
- Lodge Farmhouse and Attached Barn to Right - 0.71 km
- Gateway and Front Boundary Wall to Rylstone House - 0.73 km
- Rylstone Lodge - 0.73 km
- Rylstone House - 0.74 km
- Lodge Cottage With Attached Barn and Stables - 0.74 km
- Yew Tree Farmhouse - 0.79 km
- Kennels - 0.86 km
Rylstone Today
Today Rylstone lies within the administrative area of North Yorkshire, and the settlement recorded a population of 152 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 Rylstone on Wikipedia .
Nearby Domesday Settlements
Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:
Heritage Around Rylstone
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.
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© Joe Regan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Peter Worrell · 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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