Darrington

Other current and historical names

Darnintone
Darnitone

Built-Up Area: Darrington
Parish/Community: Darrington
Unitary Authority: Wakefield
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 53°40'29"N 1°16'4"W
Eastings/Northings: 448450, 420055
OS Grid: SE484200
Mapcode Local: GBR MTLY.8F
Mapcode Global: WHDC7.HWDR

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Darrington within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Darrington in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Darrington, par. and township, E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 3 m. SE. of Pontefract -- par., 6099 ac., pop. 718; township, 3111 ac., pop. 523; contains D. Hall.

Darrington in the Domesday Book

A village in Osgodcross hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.

- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alsi son of Karski; Barth father of Gamal
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy
- Taxable Value: 6 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £5 in 1086
- Households: 16 villagers; 6 smallholders; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 12 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 1, value 3 shillings

British Place Names

Darrington, Wakefield

Darrington is a village in Wakefield

Darrington in historic gazetteers

Darrington in the Domesday Book