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Domesday Book
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Domes·day Book  (dmzd, dmz-) also Dooms·day Book (dmz-)
n.
The written record of a census and survey of English landowners and their property made by order of William the Conqueror in 1085-1086.
[From Middle English domesday, doomsday; see doomsday.]
Domesday Book, Doomsday Book
n
(Historical Terms) History the record of a survey of the land of England carried out by the commissioners of William I in 1086
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Noun1.Domesday Book - record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the ConquerorDomesday Book - record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror
Doomsday Book
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Domesday Book [ˈduːmzdeɪˌbʊk] N the Domesday Book → el Domesday Book(libro del registro catastral realizado en Inglaterra en 1086)
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The Domesday survey of 1086 noted that the original 'Tarboc' Manor - the name has varied throughout history before settling at Tarbock in the late 17th century - was one of those held by the Saxon Thane Dot.
Step back in time by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
There are plenty of historic heritage sites to spot on a walk through Acklam including St Mary's Church, built in 1874, South Lodge, with its large wrought iron gates, built in 1912, the avenue of lime trees, planted at the end of the 17th Century and Acklam Hall which was mentioned in the Domesday survey in 1086.
Taking pride in our history by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Indeed, none of the places called Scholes - and there are three in the West Riding alone - are listed in the Domesday Survey.
Village life - Scholes by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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