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Yorkshire: East Riding A-G

Acklam
Aclun: King's land; Count of Mortain. Church.
Early Bronze Age round barrows.
Aike
Ach: Archbishop of York; Earl Hugh and Nigel from him; Count of Mortain.

Aldborough
Aldenburg: Drogo de Beuvriere. formerly Ulf.
Saxon sundial in the church inscribed with: 'Ulf ordered this church to be built for his own and Gunware's souls.'
Allerthorpe
Aluuarestorp: King's land.
Allerthorpe Common; manor farm.
Anlaby
Umlouebi / Unlouebi: King's land; Count of Mortain; Ralph de Mortimer; Torchil from the king.
Suburb of Hull.
Argam
Ergone: King's land; Count of Mortain.
Medieval village earthworks; prehistoric Argam Dykes.
Arram
Argun: Raynor from Drogo de Beuvriere.
Arram Hall.
Asselby
Aschilebi: Bishop of Durham; Count of Mortain and Nigel from him. 5 fisheries.

Auburn
Eleburne: King's land.

Aughton
Actun: Count of Mortain and Nigel Fossard from him.
Motte of Nigel Fossard's castle.

Babthorpe
Babetorp: Bishop of Durham.
Moated site, the position of the medieval village.
Bainton
Bagenton(e): Count of Mortain and Nigel Fossard from him; Hugh FitzBaldric and William from him.

Barlby
Bardulbi: King's land; Bishop of Durham; Ralph Pagnell.

Barmby on the Marsh
Barnebi: Bishop of Durham.

Barmby on the Moor
King's land; Archbishop of York.

Barmston
Benestone / tun: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Remains of manor house; late Bronze Age settlement.
Barnhill
Berneheld / helt: Bishop of Durham.
Moated Barnhill Hall.
Barthorpe
Barche(r)torp: Count of Mortain; Odo the Crossbowman.

Beeford
Biuuorde: Drogo de Beuvriere. Church.
Church, rebuilt in the late 14th century.
Belby
Ballebi / Bellebi: King's land.
Belby Hall.
Belthorpe
Balchetorp: Archbishop of York.
Now 2 hamlets, High Belthorpe, with a moated site, and Low Belthorpe.
Bempton
Bentone: Count of Mortain.

Benningholme
Beni(n)col: Drogo de Beuvriere.

Bentley
Benedlage: Archbishop of York; Count of Mortain.

Bessingby
Basing(h)ebi: King's land.
Romano-British site.
Beswick
Baseuuic / ewic: King's land and Nigel Fossard from the king; Count of Mortain. Mill.
Beswick Hall.
Beverley
Beureli: Archbishop of York and St. John's Church, Beverley, from him. 3 mills, fishery (7000 eels).
Prosperous mid-12th century trading centre for wool and cloth. An encompassing 13th century defensive ditch determined the street pattern of the town.
Bewholme
Begun: Manbodo from Drogo de Beuvriere.

Bewick
Biuinch / Biuuich: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Bewick Hall, a farmhouse; moated site.
Bielby
Belebi: King's land.

Bilton
Bileton(e) / Billetone: Franco from Drogo de Beuvriere; Archbishop of York.
Moated site.
Binnington
Bigneton / Binneton: Count of Mortain.

Birdsall
Brideshala / Briteshala / -hale: King's land; Archbishop of York; Nigel Fossard from Count of Mortain; Ulchil, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king.

Bishop Burton
Burtone: Archbishop of York and Canons of St. John's Church, Beverley, from him.
13th century church with a Norman carved figure; an earlier, 8th century church was founded by Puch, an Anglican chief.
Bishop Wilton
Widton / Wilton(e): Archbishop of York. Church.
Norman church; moated site; round barrows on Callis Wold.
Bolton
Bodelton: King's land. Archbishop of York. Carle from the king.
Moated site.
Bowthorpe
Boletorp: Bishop of Durham.
Bowthorpe Hall.
Boynton
Bouinton(e) / Bouintorp / Alia Bouintone: King's land; Count of Mortain.
Boynton Hall; fishponds.
Boythorpe
Buitorp: King's land.

Bracken
Brachen: Erneis de Buron.

Brackenholme
Brachene(l)holm: Bishop of Durham; Gilbert de Tison.

Brandesburton
Bortun / Brantisburtone / -tune / Branzbortune / Burtun: Archbishop of York; Drogo de Beuvriere; William Malet, according to the men of Holderness.
Manor house; medieval village cross.
Brantingham
Bre(n)dingham / Brenting(e)ham / Bretingham: Bishop of Durham; Nigel Fossard from Count of Mortain; Robert Malet.
Hall; pond.
Brantingham Thorpe
(Alia) Bretingham / Brentingham: Bishop of Durham.
Adjoining Brantingham.
Breighton
Bricstune / Briston(e) / tun: Ralph de Mortimer.
Moated site.
Bridlington
Bredinton / Bretlinton: King's land. Count of Mortain. Church.
Town with the church of the Augustinian Priory founded c.1115.
Brigham
Bringeham: King's land. Count of Mortain.
Manor house; moated site.
Bubwith
Bubuid: Ralph de Mortimer; Gilbert de Tison and Richard from him.

Buckton
Bocheton(e): King's land; Earl Hugh; Count of Mortain; Berengar de Tosny; Hugh FitzBaldric. 2 mills, church.
Adjoining Bempton; formerly Buckton Holms.
Bugthorpe
Buchetorp / Bug(h)etorp: Archbishop of York; Odo the Crossbowman.
Green.
Burdale
Bred(d)ale / Bredhalle: King's land; Hugh FitzBaldric.

Burland
Birland: Bishop of Durham; Gilbert de Tison.
Burland Hall; moat.
Burnby
Brunebi: King's land; Archbishop of York and Geoffrey from him; Robert Malet; William de Percy; Archbishop held the manor before 1066.

Burstwick
Bro(c)stewic: Drogo de Beuvriere.
North Park and South Park show where the Earl of Aumale had his game parks in the mid-13th century.
Burton Agnes
Bortona / Burton(e): King's land.
The Old Hall, built by Robert de Stuteville (c.1170), has a vaulted undercroft with piers and carved water leaf capitals. Romano-British settlement site nearby.
Burton Constable
Santriburtone: Archbishop of York.
Late 16th century manor house.
Burton Pidsea
Bortun(e): Drogo de Beuvriere.
Manor house.
Burythorpe
Berg(u)etorp: King's land; Berengar de Tosny.
Neolithic round barrow.
Butterwick
Buturid: Count of Mortain.

Camerton
Camerinton: Drogo de Beuvriere.

Carnaby
Cherendebi: King's land.

Catfoss
Catefos(s): Drogo de Beuvriere and Franco from him; William Malet formerly Cnut, according to the men of Holderness.
Manor farm.
Catton
Caton / Cattune: Earl Hugh and William from him, formerly Earl Harold. Mill.
Now the village of Low Catton and the hamlet of High Catton; Catton Park; some mills.
Catwick
Catin(ge)uuic / Cotingeuuic: Archbishop of York; Drogo de Beuvriere; William Malet, according to the men of Holderness. Church, mill.
Church, partly rebuilt in 1862-63, a Norman figure in chancel. One of only 14 villages in Britain to be 'doubly thankful'; that is, to have seen the safe return of all its inhabitants who fought in both world wars.
Cavil
Cheuede: Bishop of Durham.

Caythorpe
Caretorp: King's land; Archbishop of York; Count of Mortain.
Medieval village, Thorpe Hall.
Cherry Burton
Burton(e): King's land; Archbishop of York and St. John's Church, Beverley, from him; Count of Mortain.

Cleaving
Cleuinde / inge: King's land.
Cleaving Grange, with moated site.
Cleeton
Cleton / tun(e): Drogo de Beuvriere.
Remains of Drogo's castle.
Cliffe (near Hemingborough)
Cliue: Count of Mortain; Nigel Fossard.
Now Long Cliffe.
Coniston
Co(i)ningesbi: Drogo de Beuvriere.

Cotness
Cotes: Bishop of Durham.
Moated site and hall.
Cottam
Cottun: St. Peter's Church, York, from Archbishop of York.
Cottam House; Medieval village earthworks.
Cottingham
Coting(e)ham: Hugh FitzBaldric. 5 fisheries (8000 eels), mill.
Dormitory suburb for Hull; Snuff Mill House.
Cowlam
Coletun / Colnun: King's land with Archbishop of York holding the church; Berengar de Tosny.
Medieval village site adjoining the manor house; Victorian church with a Norman font.
Cranswick
Cransuuic / Cranzuic: King's land; Count of Mortain and Nigel Fossard from him; Hugh FitzBaldric.
Adjoining Hutton; 2 moated sites.
Croom
Cogrun / Crogun: King's land; Archbishop of York; FitzBaldric.
Deserted medieval village site; Croome House.

Danthorpe
Danetorp: King's land; Archbishop of York; Drogo de Beuvriere.
Hall.
Deighton
Diston(e): Count Alan.
Hall.
Dimlington
Dimeltun: Drogo de Beuvriere.
On the coast. The medieval village, lost to the sea.
Dowthorpe
Duuetorp: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Dowthorpe Hall.
Drewton
Drouueton(e): Robert Malet.
Manor house.
Dringhoe
Dringolme: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Moated site of a grange belonging to Meaux Abbey.
Drypool
Dridpol / Dripold / Dritpol: Archbishop of York; Drogo de Beuvriere.
Part of Hull.
Duggleby
Difgelibi / Dighelibi: King's land; Berengar de Tosny.
Howe Hill, a late Neolithic burial mound.
Dunnington (in Bewholme)
Dodintone: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Manor house; grange.
Dunnington (near York)
Dominton / Do'niton: Canons of St. Peter from Archbishop of York; Geoffrey from William de Percy.

Easington
Esintone / Hesinton(e): Drogo de Beuvriere.
Rare 15h century tithe barn built by Meaux Abbey.
Eastburn
Au(gu)stburne: King's land.

East Cottingwith
Coteuuid: Count of Mortain and Nigel Fossard from him.

East Heslerton
Eslerton / Esrelton / Heslerton(e) / Haselinton: Count of Mortain; Berengar de Tosny; Hugh FitzBaldric.

Easthorpe
Est(t)orp: Nigel Fossard from the Count of Mortain; Geoffrey from William de Percy. 2 mills.
Medieval vilage site in the centre of Londesborough Park.
East Newton
Niuuetone / tun: Drogo de Beuvriere.

Easton
Eston(e): King's land.

Eastrington
Estrin(c)ton: Bishop of Durham.
Moated site; by railway.
Eddlethorpe
Eduardestorp / Ged- / Gudwalestorp: King's land.
Medieval village site.
Ellerby
Aluuardehi / Alverdebi: Drogo de Beuvriere and Tedbald from him; William Malet, according to the men of Holderness.
Now Old Ellerby; moated site, near Wood Hall.
Ellerker
Alrecher: Bishop of Durham.
Pond.
Ellerton
Elreton(e): King's land.

Elloughton
Elgendon: Archbishop of York and Godwin from him. Church (with Wauldby).
Church with Saxon carving in the chancel.
Elmswell
Elmesuuelle / Helmesuuelle: King's land; Norman, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king.
Romano-British settlement site with tumuli.
Elstronwick
Asteneuuic: Drogo de Beuvriere.

Elvington
Aluuinton(e): Alulf from William de Percy. Church, 2 fisheries.
Manor House Farm; late Victorian church.
Escrick
Ascri: Count Alan.

Eske
Asch: Archbishop of York.
Earthworks and ridge-and-furrow on a medieval village site.
Etherdwick
Redeuuic / uuince: Drogo de Beuvriere.

Etton
Eton / Etton(e): St. John's Church, Beverley, from Archbishop of York before and after 1066; Nigel Fossard from Count of Mortain; Hugh FitzBaldric and Hugh from him.
Traces of a 13th century deer park.
Everingham
Euringham: Archbishop of York. 2 mills.

Everthorpe
Euertorp: Count of Mortain.
Manor house.

Fangfoss
Frangefos: King's land.
Green.
Filey
Fiuelac: King's land.
Seaside resort, originally a fishing village.
Firby
Friebia: King's land.
Hall.
Fitling
Fidlinge / Fitlinge: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Remains of a moat around Moat Farm.
Flamborough
Flaneburc / burg: Earl Hugh and Hugh FitzNorman from him; Clibert, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king.
Traces of Constable family's 14th century fortified manor house. Danes Dyke, probably Iron Age; Mesolithic Beacon Hill.
Flinton
Flentun / Flintone: Archbishop of York; Drogo de Beuvriere.

Flixton
Fleuston(e): King's land.

Flotmanby
Flotemanebi: Clerks of Beverley from Archbishop of York; Gilbert de Ghent.
Now West Flotmanby.
Foggathorpe
Fulcartorp: Nigel Fossard from Count of Mortain; Ralph de Mortimer; Gilbert de Tison.
Moated Manor Farm.
Folkton
Fulcheton: King's land.
Manor house; church with Saxon carving; round barrows.
Fordon
Fordun: King's land.

Fosham
Fos(s)ham: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Now Low Fosham.
Foston-on-the-Wolds
Fodstone: Hugh from William de Percy. Church, mill.
Norman church; windmill.
Foxholes
Foxele / Foxhole / Foxohole: King's land.
Manor house.
Fraisthorpe
Frestintorp: King's land; Count of Mortain; Hugh FitzBaldric; Uctred from the king.
Manor farm; marshland enclosed with a dyke (c.1307).
Fridaythorpe
Fridag(s)torp / Frida(r)storp: King's land; Archbishop of York; Count of Mortain; Odo the Crossbowman.

Ganstead
Gagenestad: Drogo de Beuvriere and Albert from him.
Old Hall Farm, with the remains of a moat.
Ganton
Galmeton: King's land.
Hall.
Gardham
Gerdene: Bishop of Durham.

Garrowby
Geruezbi / Gheruenzbi: King's land; Game, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king; Count of Mortain.
Hall; medieval village site.
Garton (near Aldbrough)
Garton / tun: Count of Mortain; Drogo de Beuvriere. Church.
13th century church.
Garton-on-the-Wolds
Garton / tune: St. John's Church, Beverley, from Archbishop of York before and after 1066; Count of Mortain. Church.
Church, established by Kirkham Priory in 1132; evidence of continuous settlement since Neolithic times.
Gate Fulford
Foleforde / Fuleford(e): Count Alan.
Suburb of York; also known as Fulford.
Gembling
Chemelinge / Ghemelinge: St. John's Church, Beverley, from Archbishop of York.

Goodmanham
Gudmundham: King's land; Archbishop of York; Nigel Fossard from Count of Mortain; William de Colevil from William de Percy; Gilbert de Tison.
Tumuli; Norman church built over a Pagan temple destroyed in 627 after King Edwin had been converted.
Gowthorpe
G(he)uetorp: Archbishop of York.

Goxhill
Golse: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Manor farm.
Gransmoor
Grentesmor(a) / Grenzmore: King's land.
Medieval village earthworks.
Great Cowden
Coledun: Archbishop of York.
Manor Farm.
Great Driffield
Drifeld / felt: King's land; Count of Mortain.
Market town with the motte of a small medieval castle.
Great Givendale
Geuedale / Ghiuedale: King's land.

Great Hatfield
Haiefelt / Haifeld / -felt: Drogo de Beuvriere and Walter from him.

Great Kelk
Chelc(he): St. John's Church, Beverley from Archbishop of York.

Greenwick
Greneuuic: Archbishop of York.
Greenwick Farm.
Gribthorpe
Gripetorp: Ralph de Mortimer; Gilbert de Tison.
Moated site.
Grimston (in Dunnington)
Grimeston(e): Nigel from Fossard from Count of Mortain (claimed by William de Percy and Ernuin the priest).

Grimston Garth (in Garton)
Grimeston(e) / tun: Archbishop of York; Drogo de Beuvriere.
Moated farmhouse; ponds; remains of the medieval village.
Grimthorpe
Grimtorp / Grintorp: King's land.
Grimthorpe manor house; ancient hill-fort.
Grindale
G(e)rendele: King's land; Archbishop of York.
Roman building site.
Gunby
Bonnebi: Count of Mortain; Gilbert de Tison.