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1. opendomesday.orgHome | Domesday Book

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   The first online copy of Domesday Book of 1086: search for your town or village in Domesday Book, find population and tax records, and see the original Domesday folios free online.

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     High-resolution scans of Domesday Book available for the...

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     Open Domesday. by Anna Powell-Smith ☰ Map; Book; Places;...

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   Domesday Book was compiled in AD 1086 for William the Conqueror. It records the number of households, the economic resources, who owned the land, and the tax paid to the king, for almost every settlement in England. This map shows every place in Domesday that can still be located today. Learn more ».

4. www.domesdaybook.co.uk › somerset5The Domesday Book Online - Somerset R-S

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   The Domesday Book and other public records were kept in the prison here for safe keeping during World War II. Shepton Montague

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6. blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk › domesday-on-theDomesday: on the record and on the road - The National ...

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   Apr 4, 2018 · With London not considered a safe place, Domesday – along with a number of other records – was transferred to a new temporary store at Bodmin Prison on Dartmoor. During the Second World War,...

7. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk › domesday-bookDomesday Book - The National Archives

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   Free online version of Domesday Book. Domesday Book is the oldest government record held in The National Archives. In fact there are two Domesday Books - Little Domesday and Great...

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Domesday_BookDomesday Book - Wikipedia

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   Domesday Book (/ ˈduːmzdeɪ / DOOMZ-day; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William the Conqueror. [1] The manuscript was originally known by the Latin name Liber de Wintonia, meaning "Book of Winchester ...

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   What is the Domesday Book?

   • Domesday Book (/ ˈduːmzdeɪ / DOOMZ-day; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William the Conqueror.

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   Where is the Domesday manuscript located?

   • The manuscript is held at the National Archives at Kew, London. Domesday was first printed in full in 1783, and in 2011 the Open Domesday site made the manuscript available online. The book is an invaluable primary source for modern historians and historical economists.

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   Is there a free online copy of the Domesday Book?

   • This is the first free online copy of the Domesday Book. Find places mentioned in Domesday on the interactive map. Explore the original folios of the Domesday Book.

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   How many places are mentioned in the Domesday Book?

   • Domesday Book describes almost all of England and more than 13,000 places are mentioned in it. Most of them still survive today. London, Winchester, County Durham and Northumberland were not included in King William’s survey.

   Domesday Book - The National Archives

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   Where was space left in Great Domesday Book?

   • Space was left in Great Domesday for a record of the City of London and Winchester, but they were never written up. Other areas of modern London were then in Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, and Essex and have their place in Domesday Book's treatment of those counties.

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   What were the contents of the Domesday Book & Allied records?

   • The contents of Domesday Book and the allied records mentioned above. The primary purpose of the survey was to ascertain and record the fiscal rights of the king. These were mainly: the proceeds of the crown lands.

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10. www.historyextra.com › period › normanYour Guide To The Domesday Book: What Was It & Why Was It ...

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    Jan 8, 2021 · Domesday Book is the most complete survey of a pre-industrial society anywhere in the world. It enables us to reconstruct the politics, government, society and economy of 11th-century England with greater precision than is possible for almost any other pre-modern polity.