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Domesday Book
[ doomz-dey book, dohmz- ]
noun
- a record of a survey of the lands of England made by order of William the Conqueror about 1086, giving ownership, extent, value, etc., of the properties.
Domesday Book
noun
- history the record of a survey of the land of England carried out by the commissioners of William I in 1086
Example Sentences
By then they had three young sons, and the edifice, which was old enough to be listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, was a happy, never-ending project.
The mill, mentioned in William the Conqueror’s Domesday Book of 1086, was selling about 40 tonnes of flour a month to home bakers, small cafes and micro-bakeries.
Standing in Calderstones Park in Allerton, which is mentioned in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book of 1086, it is possible this ancient tree was already growing by then, the Woodland Trust said.
The ancient Wroth Silver ceremony is derived from the annual tax paid to the local landowner, records of which can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086.
In the afternoon, I visited Creaton, a village of five hundred people in the center of the county that is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
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