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Domesday Book (/ ˈ d uː m z d eɪ / 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 ch-spelling in the Domesday Book reflects the usual Old English pronunciation (also found in modern English cheese). Subsequent attestations, however, reflect the modern pronunciation [k-], the earliest being Keswic and Keswich. This reflects the influence of Old Norse pronunciation on the local language. [2]: 42
The entry in Domesday Book covering Hougun refers to the time (ca. 1060) when it was held by Tostig Godwinson (c. 1026 – 25 September 1066), Earl of Northumbria. [1]
Domesday Book was an item of great interest to the antiquarian movement of the 18th century. This was the age of the county history, with many accounts of the English shires being published at this time, and Domesday Book, as a property record of early date that happened to be arranged by county, was a major source for the medieval history of all the counties encompassed by the survey.
The two-volume Return of Owners of Land, 1873 is a survey of land ownership in the United Kingdom.It was the first complete picture of the distribution of land ownership in Great Britain [1] since the Domesday Book of 1086, thus the 1873 Return is sometimes called the "Modern Domesday", [2] and in Ireland since the Down Survey of 1655-1656.
The Anglo-Scandinavian township, Tanshelf, recorded as Tateshale, Tateshalla, Tateshalle or Tatessella in the 'Domesday Book' is today occupied by the town of Pontefract. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle made a reference to Tanshelf in 947 when King Eadred of England met with the ruling council of Northumbria to accept its submission.
Iddesleigh (/ ˈ ɪ d z l iː / IDZ-lee) is a village and civil parish in the county of Devon, England.The settlement has ancient origins and is listed in the Domesday Book.The village lies on the B3217 road, roughly central in its parish of around 2,900 acres (1,200 ha), about 8 miles (13 km) north of the town of Okehampton.
Baguley is recorded in the Domesday Book with 1.5 ploughlands [6] (1 ploughland being the amount of land that can be ploughed by a team of eight oxen [7]). In 1086 the tenants in chief were Gilbert (the hunter) and Hamon de Masci. [6] The Barons de Masci also had control over the manors of Dunham, Bowdon, Hale, Partington, and Timperley. [8]