Mlxxxvi 1862 anderson, john corbet 18271907 shropshire. These people are on a mission to create the new domesday. Mar 03, 2002 it was meant to be a showcase for britains electronic prowess a computerbased, multimedia version of the domesday book. Either king william himself, or one of around 1,400 people who held land directly from the crown, mostly norman knights. The bexley area in the domesday book london borough of bexley. The area is identified in the london plan as one of 35 major centres in greater london, although lewisham london borough council aspires to upgrade the town centre to become a metropolitan centre like. The scheme was built on the site of the former eros. These were little domesday covering norfolk, suffolk, and essex, and great domesday covering much of the remainder of england. Commercial site with extracts from domesday book domesday book entries. The entry relating to the ownership of land in the parish of aston cantlow and the surrounding area is shown below. Managing your money book an appointment to see a welfare benefits advisor tenancy services expand right to buy sheltered housing for older residents temporary accommodation fobs pet policy housing fraud reporting repairs expand book a repair.
Lewisham was the site of fashionable mansions in the 17th and 18th centuries. Probably, there was no great distinction between steeple and guilden morden both villages being thinly populated and spread out. Scotlands earliest census before the english domesday book were all accustomed to regarding the census for scotland starting in 1841, and whilst its true that this is the first detailed census useful for most peoples family history, there were censuses before that, for example, various parishes in 1835, for jedburgh in 1821, for hutton in. The domesday book was commissioned in december 1085 by william the conqueror, who invaded england in 1066. Either king william himself, or one of around 1,400. The bbc domesday project was a partnership between acorn computers, philips, logica and the bbc with some funding from the european commissions esprit programme to mark the 900th anniversary of the original domesday book, an 11thcentury census of england. Original folio of kent, page 1 in domesday book domesday. The map of who owns england so far only has details of 10pc of. Domesday book is a manuscript record of the great survey of much of england and parts of wales completed in 1086 by order of king william the conqueror. Nevertheless, it is worth the effort in trying to tease out the underlying information, not least because any sources for the eleventh century are invaluable. The word manor is one of the most common in domesday book yet its precise meaning is unclear and the subject of dispute. It had a recorded population of 62 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 20% of settlements recorded in domesday.
Lewisham was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of greenwich and the county of kent. The first draft was completed in august 1086 and contained records for,418 settlements in the english counties south of the rivers ribble and tees. The domesday book describes lewisham in 1086 the image is via open domesday. Create a fictional english town name, remember to make it sound anglosaxon with a ton at the end eg. The book was written in latin using a goose feather quill, probably by one single monk in winchester cathedral.
In entry after entry and county after county the servi are kept well apart. The domesday book was one of the records transferred here, in 1859 from westminster abbey. See more ideas about local history, mobile library and london history. At lewisham in kent the abbot of gand has a manor valued at. Jun 17, 2016 george munford an analysis of the domesday book, of the county of norfolk 1858 the domesday of st. Mar 30, 2008 here is the entry for cottingham use this to make up your own entry. A complete translation foreword by geoffrey martin 1,436pp, penguin classics.
Pauls of the year mccxxii 1858 henry james domesday book, or, the great survey of england of william the conqueror a. Jun 25, 2015 for a short time it was known as glass mill but it is generally known as lewisham bridge mill. The domesday book this comprehensive survey of england was commissioned by william the conqueror in 1085. The pro had been formed in 1838 to streamline the maintenance of government and court records. Domesday book phillimore series by john robert morris. The first records of lewisham bridge mill date from 1700. To avoid ambiguity, historians often to prefer the use of neutral terms such as holding or entry when referring to domesday s descriptions of rural properties. Domesday book home the domesday book one of the most valuable records of the uks past history. Then, at the midwinter 1085, was the king in gloucester with his council. If you work for lb lewisham housing options centre and would like to tell us about any of this information that needs updating please email the homeless link information team. Lewisham borough, london, united kingdom britannica.
Domesdaybook is an ancient record or register, drawn up by order of king william the conqueror. Digital domesday book lasts 15 years not uk news the. In the year 1085, william the conqueror spent christmas at gloucester. There were 377 places in the county of kent in domesday book.
For these three counties the full, unabbreviated return sent in to winchester by the commissioners is preserved in the second volume little domesday, which. Fortunately, open domesday translates the medieval latin this into modern english the key points about lewisham were. All land was ultimately owned by the crown, but held by lords, who provided military resources or tax in return. Ipacen is a major innercity district in south east london, england, located in the london borough of lewisham. Lewisham park conservation area character appraisal. The domesday book provides extensive records of landholders, in our case richard osbern their tenants, the amounts of woodland, meadow, animals, fish and ploughs on the land if there were any and other resources, any buildings. Domesday book is the oldest government record held in the national archives. Domesday book encompasses two independent works in, originally, two physical volumes. After a general introduction to the complexities of the domesday survey and the book, we will focus on east anglian themes with a detailed look at little domesday told through an examination of the fiefs of two of the regions great abbeys, an investigation into the fortunes of an anglosaxon kin group over several generations and then a look at how the 1066 conquest and its repercussions. Lewisham, lewisham a large but somewhat unexciting southeast london suburb and commercial centre, situated on the river ravensbourne, oneandahalf miles south of greenwich this was an ancient manor, granted by alfred the greats daughter elfrida to the abbey of st peter at ghent. Domesday book phillimore series 11 primary works total works this series lists the volumes of the domesday book as divided for the phillimore editions. It was commissioned by william the conqueror to assess the extent of the land and resources being owned in england at the time and therefore the extent of the taxes he could raise.
The domesday book is actually not one book but two. Bulls head pub old glossop in 1910 domesday book, south yorkshire, local history. Domesday entry, posing as many questions as it answers. At the time of the domesday book 1086 there were eleven mills along the river ravensbourne, half of them probably in lewisham village. In order to do this, it is necessary to consider all the db information about the abbey of st wandrille and its english holdings. Ickenham is an area centred on an old village in greater london, part of the london borough of hillingdon while no major historical events have taken place in ickenham, settlements dating back to the roman occupation of britain have been discovered during archaeological surveys, and the area appears in the domesday book. It now resides at the national archives in kew, the successor to the pro, formed in 2003 when that merged with the historical manuscripts commission. Alderton domesday book alderton village gloucestershire. Domesday book extracts makes available over 8,500 fascinating extracts featuring the actual page entry for your town, a translation and glossary. Again, just in the counties which are the homes of freedom we hear much. Entry is the term generally used by historians to refer to separate a domesday holding. Please note this email address does not contact the service listed above so do not use it if you are looking for help or advice.
Both merton meretone and piddington petintone are mentioned in the domesday book as lands in oxfordshire that were held by the countess judith see translated entry below. The following line shows the name of lewisham also with a red line through it. It was one of the 11 watermills on the banks of the river ravensbourne mentioned in the domesday book of 1086. Our services rent and income expand pay your rent ways to pay your rent struggling to pay your rent. Count of eu and abbot of battle, geoffrey, robert, william, hugh, bowman, ingelrann, robert cook, walter, sasward, venning the priest, osward and roger daniel from him, with wulfward the priest holding the church.
Scotlands earliest census before the english domesday book. Domesday survey wikisource, the free online library. The domesday book is a great land survey which was compiled in 1086. It was meant to be a showcase for britains electronic prowess a computerbased, multimedia version of the domesday book. There are a number of entries which apply to guilden morden in the domesday book 1086. The project gutenberg ebook of domesday book and beyond, by. The domesday book of 1086 paints a picture of a largely forested. Rochdale in the domesday book medieval documentation for.
Before the industrial revolution these mills were used for grinding steel for weapons, for tanning leather, and for other industrial purposes, as well as for grinding corn. Nine storey housing, office and shopping complex in catford, lewisham. May 22, 2017 a group of campaigners have launched a project to map the ownership of all the land in the country, creating a new domesday book. All entry numbers cited in this edition are those defined by the phillimore translation. Entrance gates, local history, ash, burns, london, ebay, entry gates, grey. In domesday book 1086, lewisham village was listed as levesham, deptford was included as depeford deep ford, and brockley was written as brochelie. Uploaded by the open domesday project, released under ccbysa by professor john palmer and george slater. It had a recorded population of 62 households in 1086. The domesday book is now in the public records office in chancery lane where it may be viewed. Ive just discovered the open domesday site, the first free online copy of domesday book. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. In fact there are two domesday books little domesday and great domesday, which together contain a great deal of information about england in the 11th century. Domesday book appears to me, not indeed as the known, but as the knowable.
The actual pages of the book were made from sheepskin, 900 of them. If you have a local history site that you would like to be included on these pages please get in touch via the contact page. Apr 26, 2009 before the conquest, game the thegnl had jurisdiction over rochdale rochdale was called recedham in the domesday book, except for six exemptions, which included forestalingl. The skins were washed and scraped to remove the animal hair and then stretched out to make a parchment. It listed all the lands granted to each overlord starting with the names of their tenants, recording the properties in detail, the land, the building, the people, the animals and the value at the time of edward the confessor and also at the. Domesday carefully records the owners of each manor estate in 1086, as these were the people liable for tax. In 1086, king william i the conqueror wanted to find out about all the land in his new kingdom. Nine storey housing, office and shopping complex in catford, lewisham designed by rodney gordon and owen luder of the owen luder partnership. Eros house, catford 1963 by owen luder partnership. The list eventually became a huge book called the domesday book. The first volume great domesday contains the final summarized record of all the counties surveyed except essex, norfolk, and suffolk. Crowthorne wasnt even a speck on the map at that time, but i thought the results for the nearest places might be of interest.
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