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Rutland Settlements Mentioned in the Domesday Book

Name the Rutland settlements that are mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086). Sources: opendomesday.org; domesdaybook.co.uk
Modern names are used as answers, the contemporary spellings will appear when answers are entered.
Excluded are settlements that are now lost or very small/disparate, as well as settlements that now fall outside of Rutland's borders.
"n.r." = population not recorded.
The populations included are calculated by a simple formula (number of households recorded x 5). There seems to be agreement that this method can be used as a basic estimate of population, but there are many, many problems with it that I won't spell out. Needless to say the multiple levels of uncertainty make these numbers so unreliable as to be almost meaningless, but I included them as they at least give a good idea of the size of the settlements relative to each other.
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Population
Settlement
Recorded As
1,060
Ridlington
Redlinctune
840
Hambleton
Hameldune
790
Oakham
Ocheham
505
Empingham
Epingeham
370
Exton
Exentune
335
Whissendine
Wichingedene
333
Barrowden
Berchedone
285
Cottesmore
Cotesmore
248
Seaton
Seietone
215
Market Overton
Overtune
215
Stretton
Stratune
185
Greetham
Gretham
175
Tinwell
Tedinwelle
163
Ketton
Chetene
155
Ashwell
Exewelle
Population
Settlement
Recorded As
155
Great Casterton
Castretone
150
Thistleton
Tistertune
110
Essendine
Esindone
110
Whitwell
Witewell
95
Belmesthorpe
Belmestorp
95
Ryhall
Riehale
90
Bisbrooke
Bitlesbroch
73
North Luffenham
Lufenham
68
Caldecott
Caldecote
68
Lyddington
Lidentone
60
Little Casterton
Castretone
25
Glaston
Gladestone
25
South Luffenham
Lufenham
25
Thorpe-by-Water
Torp
n.r.
Morcott
Morcote
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