1. Domesday Book - Noun
2. Domesday Book - Proper noun
record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror
Source: WordNetAt the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, Sussex had some of the highest population densities in England. Source: Internet
Areas highlighted in pink now in Flintshire Cheshire in the Domesday Book (1086) is recorded as a much larger county than it is today. Source: Internet
As Domesday Book normally records only the Christian name of an under-tenant, it is not possible to search for the surnames of families claiming a Norman origin. Source: Internet
Cambridgeshire was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Grantbridgeshire" (or rather Grentebrigescire) (related to the river Granta). Source: Internet
Chichester: Phillimore; p. 29 Archdeacon Roland is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having land holdings in Cornwall but he was not Archdeacon of Cornwall, just an archdeacon in the Diocese of Exeter. Source: Internet
Domesday Book: a complete translation, ed. and tr. Source: Internet