Solberge in the Domesday Book (1086)
Solberge is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.
Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan
- Achebi
- Agglethorpe
- Ainderby [Mires]
- Ainderby [Quernhow]
- Aiskew
- Aldbrough
- Allerthorpe [Hall]
- Ascam
- Ascham
- Asebi
- Aske [Hall]
- Askrigg
- Aysgarth
- Baldersby
The Meaning of the Name
The origin of the name Solberge 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 Solberge.
Listed Buildings Near Solberge
Historic England records 5 listed buildings within about a mile of Solberge. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.
Grade II
- North Sowber Farmhouse - 0.19 km
- Church of St Michael - 0.69 km
- Sowber Gate Farmhouse - 0.71 km
- Warlaby Nook Farm - 0.94 km
- Newsham Grange - 1.22 km
Nearby Domesday Settlements
Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:
- North Otterington - 1.0 km E
- Warlaby - 2.2 km NW
- South Otterington - 2.8 km SE
- Thornton le Moor - 3.2 km E
- Maunby - 3.2 km S
- Gatenby - 3.6 km SW
Heritage Around Solberge
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.
© Bob Embleton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Bob Embleton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© David Cowling · 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.
Location
54.2997°N, -1.4544°W · Land of Count Alan hundred, Yorkshire
View larger map on OpenStreetMap →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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