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unusual facts about Domesday Survey



Bailiffscourt Chapel

The manor of Atherington existed at the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, by which time it was held by the Abbey of Séez in Normandy.

Brampton Bryan

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Survey when it formed part of the estate of Ralph de Mortimer although evidence of occupation extends back to at least Roman times, as the remains of a temporary marching camp lie near the village.

Eardisley Castle

It is recorded in the Domesday Survey as being held by Robert ( probably Robert de Basqueville, father of Ralph de Baskerville) from Roger de Lacy.

Graveney

The connections between the village of Graveney and the Christian Church can be traced back to a time before the Domesday Survey.

Hundreds of Cambridgeshire

At the time of the Domesday Survey in 1086 the county was divided into the hundreds as they are now, except that the Isle of Ely, which then formed two hundreds having their meeting-place at Witchford, were subsequently divided into the four hundreds of Wisbech, Ely, North Witchford and South Witchford, while Cambridge formed a hundred by itself.

Moulsecoomb Place

At the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, Moulsecoomb was an outlying part of the large parish of Patcham, which was centred on Patcham village north of Brighton.

St Werburgh's Church, Warburton

Werburgh, an Anglo-Saxon saint who has given her name to Warburgtune, as Warburton was called in the Domesday survey (1086), was the daughter of Wulfhere, the first Christian king of Mercia.


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