Withernsea in the Domesday Book (1086)
Withernsea 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 Withernsea 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 Withernsea.
Listed Buildings Near Withernsea
Historic England records 6 listed buildings within about a mile of Withernsea. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.
Grade II*
- Church of St Nicholas - 0.41 km
Grade II
- Withernsea Old War Memorial - 0.31 km
- Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Lamp Standard - 0.31 km
- Outbuildings, Adjoining Garden Wall and Gateway at Withernsea Lighthouse - 0.81 km
- Withernsea Lighthouse and Adjoining Pair of Lighthouse Keepers Houses - 0.84 km
- Church of St Matthew (C of E) - 0.88 km
Withernsea Today
Today Withernsea lies within the administrative area of East Riding of Yorkshire, and the settlement recorded a population of 6,028 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 Withernsea on Wikipedia .
Nearby Domesday Settlements
Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:
Heritage Around Withernsea
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.
© Paul Glazzard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
© Paul Glazzard · 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
53.7263°N, 0.0389°E · Holderness [South Hundred] 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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