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The Domesday Book provides extensive records of landholders, their tenants, the amount of land they owned, how many people occupied the land (villagers, smallholders, free men, slaves, etc.), the amounts of woodland, meadow, animals, fish and ploughs on the land (if there were any) and other resources, any buildings present (churches, castles, mills, salthouses, etc.), and the whole purpose of the survey - the value of the land and its assets, before the Norman Conquest, after it, and at the time of Domesday. Some entries also chronicle disputes over who held land, some mention customary dues that had to be paid to the king, and entries for major towns include records of traders and number of houses.
However, the Domesday Book does not provide an accurate indication of the population of England towards the end of the 11th century.
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Which towns were left out of the domesday book?
London was the only town and village left out off the Domesday Book
When was the Domesday Book completed?
i dont know but published is NOT the same word as complied.
Why was the Domesday Book called the Domesday Book?
The Domesday Book consisted of two volumes held in the Royal Treasury at Winchester in Hampshire, where it was known as The Book of Winchester. It formed a definitive source of information in the settling of court cases and was frequently consulted. Later it was transported to Westminster, where it acquired the jokey nickname 'Domesday Book' because its authority in legal terms was as absolute as God's judgment or 'doom' of a human soul when it left the human body and met its appointed destiny.It was called the doomsday book as it means judgement day you couldn't escape it.
Did people at the time seem to like the domesday book?
People didn't like the Domesday book as, who in their right mind wants to give away their money to the tax man, that was the point of the Domesday book. William the conqueror wanted to know how much tax to charge
How long did it take to complete the domesday book?
5240 days
What were the disadvantages of the domesday book in 1086?
The Domesday Book may have been biased, and there is a lot of information not included.
Was the survey of accurate information about all the property in the kingdom?
Domesday Book.
What was the survey of accurate information about all the property in a kingdom?
Domesday Book.
Is gerrards cross in the domesday book?
i think it is in the Domesday book?
Who is not mentioned in Domesday Book?
William I, the Conqueror was not mentioned in the Domesday book. Save
How was the information of the domesday book collected?
It was collected by commisioners they were sent out all over england
How is the information in the Domesday book collected?
It was collected by commisioners they were sent out all over england
Why did William introduce domesday book?
The Domesday book was called Domesday because the book was invented in the time of the war and it was doom.
Where was the domesday book made?
the domesday book was made in england, written by Harold Saxon.
What name did the Domesday Book refer to Malham?
The Domesday Book refers to Malham as Malgun.
What day was the Domesday book finished on?
The Domesday Book was completed on August 1, 1086.
Why is the Domesday Book useful to historians lawyers linguists and geographers today?
The Domesday Book was one of the first censuses performed in English. It became a storehouse of demographic, family, history, and other information streams.
