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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]
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.
Cheshire Hundreds in the Domesday Book. Tenants-in-chief for Cheshire: King William (c. 1028–1087), held some land in Chester. He was the first Norman King of England (after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD) and he was Duke of Normandy from 1035. [5] Bishop of Chester (St John) held land in Chester and 8 villages including Tarvin.
Doomsday Book is a 1992 science fiction novel by American author Connie Willis. The novel won both the Hugo [ 1 ] and Nebula [ 2 ] Awards, and was shortlisted for other awards. [ 3 ] The title of the book refers to the Domesday Book of 1086.
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]
This area is included as "Inter Ripam et Mersam" in the Domesday Book. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] However, more recent sources confirm that the actual boundary at that time was the River Mersey . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The ancient parish of Whitchurch in Hodnet Hundred appears in both Cheshire and Shropshire rolls of the Domesday Survey.
The Domesday series, featuring Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret, commissioners appointed by William the Conqueror, to look into the serious irregularities that come to light during the compilation of the Domesday Book, the great survey of England: The Wolves of Savernake (1993) The Ravens of Blackwater (1994) The Dragons of Archenfield (1995)
The Domesday Book records that by 1086 D'Oyly and d'Ivry held a number of manors either partitioned between the two of them or administered in common. His brother Nigel's son was Robert Doyley, the founder of Osney Priory, Oxford. Nigel was also an ancestor of Henry D'Oyly, one of the major feudal barons of Magna Carta.