Robin Hood's Bay - What's in a name
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What's in a Name?Well over 600 village names are recorded in the Domesday Book for North Yorkshire, of these, 223 are of Scandinavian origin. Look particularly for names ending in -by and -thorpe. A sure sign that we were invaded and settled all those centuries ago!
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