Thorngumbald in the Domesday Book (1086)

Thorngumbald is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Holderness [South Hundred] in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Holderness [South Hundred]

• Andrebi
• Burstwick
• Camerton [Hall]
• Dimlington
• Easington
• Grimston
• Halsham
• Hilston
• Hollym
• Holmpton
• Keyingham
• Kilnsea
• Monkwith
• Newton [Garth]

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Thorngumbald 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 Thorngumbald.

Listed Buildings Near Thorngumbald

Historic England records 3 listed buildings within about a mile of Thorngumbald. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.

Grade II

• Church of St Mary - 0.15 km
• Milestone Approximately 30 Metres South of Southlands - 1.15 km
• Cart Shed/stable/granary Ranges at Camerton Hall Farm Approximately 120 Metres South of Chestnut Lodge - 1.19 km

Thorngumbald Today

Today Thorngumbald lies within the administrative area of East Riding of Yorkshire, and the settlement recorded a population of 3,249 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 Thorngumbald on Wikipedia .

Nearby Domesday Settlements

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

• Camerton Hall - 1.0 km E
• Burstwick - 2.2 km NE
• Newton Garth - 2.2 km NW
• Skeckling - 2.8 km NE
• Paull Holme - 2.8 km SW
• Totleys Farm - 3.2 km E