Wooden chest, cased, lined and bound in iron
and secured by three different locks, in which Domesday Book was kept stored
from about 1600.
At Christmas 1085 William had "deep speech" with his
council and as a result ordered a general survey of the land to be made.
Historians have debated the purpose of this "Domesday" survey, some seeing
it as primarily a tax assessment, others emphasizing its importance as a
basis for assignment of feudal rights and duties. Its form owed much to
Anglo-Saxon precedent, but within each county section it was organized on a
feudal basis. It was probably a multipurpose document with the main emphasis
on resources for taxation. It was incomplete, for the far north of England,
London, and Winchester were not included, while the returns for Essex,
Norfolk, and Suffolk were not condensed into the same form as was used for
the rest of the country. Domesday is a unique record and offers rich
materials for research.
The lands of William de Warenne at the time of the Domesday
Survey 1086
The following is a list of those settlements in England with which William
de Warenne had some right of ownership. In 1088, Earl William was made
Earl of Surrey, a title which carried with it numerous other lands and
possessions which are not recorded in the Domesday Survey as belonging to
the Earl Warenne.
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Bedfordshire
Dean
Easton
Keysoe
Swineshead
Berkshire
NONE
Buckinghamshire
Broughton (nr Aylesbury)
Cambridgeshire
Carlton
Chishill
Trumpington
Weston Colville
West Wickham
West Wratting
Wisbech
Cheshire
NONE
Cornwall
NONE
Cumberland
NONE
Derbyshire
NONE
Devonshire
NONE
Dorset
NONE
Essex
Belstead Hall
Canfield
Chardwell (formerly Ainsworth)
Dunmow
Easton
Fordham
Halstead
Hannington
Housham
Hunt's Hall (Formerly Pooley)
Kenningtons
Paglesham
Peyton
Plumberow
Quick(s)bury
Roding
Steeple Bumpstead
Tildury
Wedens
Gloucestershire
NONE
Hampshire
Fratton
Herefordshire
NONE
Hertfordshire
NONE
Huntingdonshire
Catworth
Little Catworth
Tilbrooke
Kent
NONE
Lancashire
NONE
Leicestershire
NONE
Lincolnshire
Carlton Scroop
Long
Bennington
Middlesex
NONE
Norfolk
Acre
Aldborough
Anmer
Aylmerton
Bagthorpe
Banham
Bannington
Barmer
Barnham Broom
Barsham
Barwick
Blo Norton
Bodney
Bradenham
Brampton
Irmingland
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Norfolk
(continued)
Itteringham
Kempstone
Kerdiston
Kettlestone
Knapton
Great Ryburgh
Gresham
Gressenhall
Grimston
Griston
Hackford
Harpley
Hauthois
Heacham
Helhoughton
Hempton
Hilborough
Hilgay
Hillington
Hingham
Hocwold Holkham
Houghton
Hunworth
Ickburgh
lllington
Irmingland
Itteringham
Kempstone
Kerdiston
Kettlestone
Knapton
Larling
Letton
Lexham
Little Barningham
Little Ellingham
Little Ruburgh
Little Snoring
Mannington
Massingham
Mattishall
Melthwold
Morley St Botolph
Mundesley
Mundford
North Barningham
North Barsham
North Walsham
Northwold
Outwell
Plagrave
Pickenham
Plumstead (Nr Holt)
Repps (Northreppst + Southrepps)
Rockland
Rockland St Peter
Poudham
Rudham
Salthouse
Santon
Scarning
Sco Ruston
Shereford
Shernborne
Shipdham
Sidestrand
Snettisham
South Acre
Southburgh
Stanfield
Stanhoe
Stibbard
Stinton
Sustead
Syderstone
Tattersett
Taverham
Thompson
Thorpe Market
Threxton
Thurning
Thuxton
Tittleshall
Toftrees
Trunchx
Tuttington
Waterden
Weeting
Welborne
West Dereham
West Walton
Wick
Wicklewood
Wickmere
Wilton
Wimsbotsham
Wit ton
Wolterton
Wood Dalling
Wood Rising
Yelverton
Northamptonshire
NONE
Nottinghamshire
NONE
Oxfordshire
Caversfield
Gatehampton
Mapledreham
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Rutland
NONE
Shropshire
NONE
Somerset
NONE
Suffolk
Barnham
Boulge
Bredfield
Burgh (near Woodbridge)
Buxhall
Covehithe (formerly North Hales)
Creeting
Dedach
Depden
Elveden
Gedding
Henstead
Herring swell
Middleton
Thorington (near Dunwich)
Withersfield
Wrentham
Surrey
NONE (note. In 1088 William de
Warenne was given the Earldom of
Surrey with all its lands).
Sussex
Ashcombe
Balmer
Barcombe
Bevendean
Brighton
Clayton
East Chiltington
Falmer
Fulking
Hamsey
Hangleton
Hurstpierpoint
Iford
Keymer
Lewes
Mayfield
Moulstone
Newtimber
Ovingdean
Pangdean
Patcham
Perching
Plumpton
Portslade
Poynings
Rodmell
Rotting dean
Saddlescombe
Streat
Upper Beeding
Warningore
Westmerston
Wicham
Winterbourne
Wootton
Warwickshire
NONE
Westmorland
NONE
Wiltshire
NONE
Yorkshire, North Riding
NONE
Yorkshire, East Riding
NONE
Yorkshire, West Riding
Aughton
Barnbrough
Bilham
Braithwell
Bramley (in Leeds)
Bramley (near Rotherham)
Clifton
Conisbrough
Cusworth
Dinnington
Edenthorpe
Fishlake
Greasbrough
Harthill
Hatfield
Hoyland Nether
Kirk Sandall
Kiveton
Ravenfield
Stainforth
Thorne
Tudworth
Whiston
Wilsic
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