Slaidburn in the Domesday Book (1086)
Slaidburn is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 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 Slaidburn 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 Slaidburn.
Listed Buildings Near Slaidburn
Historic England records 44 listed buildings within about a mile of Slaidburn. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.
Grade II
- New Bridge - 0.21 km
- Cross Base Adjoining South East Side of New Bridge - 0.21 km
- 20, 22 and 24, Chapel Street - 0.38 km
- Old Bridge - 0.38 km
- Duckmire Farmhouse and Barn Adjoining to West - 0.38 km
- 12, Chapel Street - 0.39 km
- 16 and 18, Chapel Street - 0.39 km
- 14, Chapel Street - 0.39 km
- 10, Chapel Street - 0.4 km
- 6 and 8, Chapel Street - 0.4 km
- War Memorial - 0.41 km
- 4, Chapel Street - 0.41 km
- Youth Hostel - 0.46 km
- 3, Church Street - 0.46 km
- 8, Church Street - 0.48 km
- 1, Town End - 0.48 km
- 4, Church Street - 0.48 km
- Number 2 and Shop (Central Stores) Adjoining to North - 0.48 km
- The Hark to Bounty - 0.48 km
- 12, Church Street - 0.49 km
- 3, Town End - 0.49 km
- Highcross - 0.49 km
- 5, 7 and 9, Town End - 0.5 km
- 13 and 15, Church Street - 0.5 km
…and 20 more listed structures in the area.
Slaidburn Today
Today Slaidburn lies within the administrative area of Ribble Valley, and the settlement recorded a population of 273 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 Slaidburn on Wikipedia .
Nearby Domesday Settlements
Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:
- Battersby Barn - 1.0 km W
- Hammerton Hall - 1.0 km N
- Bogeuurde - 2.2 km SW
- Easington - 2.2 km SW
- Newton - 2.8 km SW
- Holme - 6.0 km E
Heritage Around Slaidburn
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.
© Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Adie Jackson · 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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