Susacres in the Domesday Book (1086)

Susacres is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Burghshire in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Burghshire

• Addlethorpe
• Aismunderby
• Aldfield
• Allerton [Mauleverer]
• Arkendale
• Askwith
• Azerley
• Barrowby [Grange]
• Beckwith [House]
• Besthaim
• Bestham
• Bewerley
• Bilton
• Birstwith

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Susacres 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 Susacres.

Listed Buildings Near Susacres

Historic England records 5 listed buildings within about a mile of Susacres. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.

Grade II

• Milepost at Corner of Green Lane - 0.54 km
• Stables Approximately 30 Metres North of Nidd Hall - 0.73 km
• Nidd Hall - 0.81 km
• Church of St Paul and St Margaret - 0.82 km
• Cross Base and Lower Part of Shaft Approximately 10 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Paul and St Margaret - 0.83 km

Nearby Domesday Settlements

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

• Nidd - 1.0 km S
• Brearton - 2.0 km E
• South Stainley - 2.0 km N
• Ripley - 2.2 km SW
• Cayton - 2.2 km NW
• Burton Leonard - 2.8 km NE