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1. opendomesday.org › mapMap | Domesday Book

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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 ».

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     The original folios of Domesday Book, a complete survey of...

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     Tenant-in-chief in 1086: The main landholders listed in...

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     Brighton was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred...

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     Cottenham was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred...

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3. www.domesdaybook.co.uk › faqsThe Domesday Book Online - Frequently Asked Questions

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   Where can I see the Domesday Book? The original Domesday Book is deemed too valuable and fragile to be exhibited in public and so is kept in private at the National Archives - formerly the Public Records Office - in Kew, London (though it is still used on occasions by students and academics interested in its study).

4. 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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6. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › articlesThe Domesday Book - William's control of England - KS3 ... - BBC

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   The Domesday Book is an excellent source of information and shows what life was like in England after the Norman conquest. It details land ownership, jobs, what animals people owned and what laws...

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

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   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. [6] The book is an invaluable primary source for modern historians and historical economists.

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

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   Domesday Book is a detailed survey and valuation of landed property in England at the end of the 11th century. The survey was ordered by William the Conqueror at Christmas 1085 and undertaken...

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   Where is the original Domesday Book?

   • The original Domesday Book is deemed too valuable and fragile to be exhibited in public and so is kept in private at the National Archives - formerly the Public Records Office - in Kew, London (though it is still used on occasions by students and academics interested in its study).

   The Domesday Book Online - Frequently Asked Questions

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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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   Why is it called the 'Domesday Book'?

   • Nicknamed the 'Domesday' Book by the native English, after God's final Day of Judgement, when every soul would be assessed and against which there could be no appeal, this title was eventually adopted by its official custodians, known for years as the Public Record Office, and recently renamed the National Archives.

   British History in depth: The Domesday Book - BBC

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   Who was in the Domesday Book?

   • The Domesday Book does not list every person who lived in the country, as William was mainly interested in wealthy landowners who he could tax to fund his army. A consequence of this is that women and poor people are underrepresented in the survey, as most landowners were wealthy men.

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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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10. www.bbc.co.uk › history › britishBBC - History - British History in depth: The Domesday Book

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    The Domesday Book. Produced at amazing speed in the years after the Conquest, the Domesday Book provides a vivid picture of late 11th-century England. Find out how it was compiled, and what...